Vilajuïga

Vilajuïga
Municipality

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Vilajuïga

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 42°19′41″N 3°5′43″E / 42.32806°N 3.09528°E / 42.32806; 3.09528
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Girona
Comarca Alt Empordà
Government
  Mayor Joana Cobo Ortiz (2015)[1]
Area[2]
  Total 13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Elevation 31 m (102 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 1,190
  Density 91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Figuerenc, figuerenca
Website www.vilajuiga.cat

Vilajuïga is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

Vilajuïga's area is home to a group of Megalithic dolmens. Starting from the 10th century AD it was a possession of the monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes. In the nearby is also the Quermançó Castle, documented from 1073.

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