Girona; is a province in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia, in Spain. It is bordered on the northwest by the province of Lleida, on the southwest by the province of Barcelona, on the north by France, and on the east by the Mediterranean Sea. The population of the province in 2016 was 739,607. Its capital and largest city is Girona, with an urban area representing, with a total population of 144,709, 19.2% of the population.