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Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran

Forest fires. Affected area. Counties 2009
Affected area (ha)
Fires With trees With scrub Total
Alt Camp 28 38.6 56.4 95.0
Alt Empordà 49 3.3 16.7 20.0
Alt Penedès 19 0.2 2.2 2.5
Alt Urgell 5 0.0 0.6 0.6
Alta Ribagorça 4 0.0 6.9 6.9
Anoia 44 21.8 8.1 29.9
Bages 44 189.6 11.7 201.3
Baix Camp 7 0.1 0.7 0.9
Baix Ebre 24 3.2 8.1 11.3
Baix Empordà 44 18.8 12.9 31.7
Baix Llobregat 27 1.0 2.2 3.2
Baix Penedès 17 71.0 77.6 148.6
Barcelonès 8 0.1 3.5 3.5
Berguedà 7 0.0 0.0 0.1
Cerdanya 4 0.0 0.5 0.5
Conca de Barberà 13 15.6 2.8 18.4
Garraf 7 3.2 1.1 4.3
Garrigues 12 0.5 1.7 2.2
Garrotxa 3 0.7 0.0 0.7
Gironès 33 2.1 1.2 3.3
Maresme 37 0.6 4.5 5.1
Montsià 6 1.0 6.2 7.2
Noguera 23 381.7 539.8 921.5
Osona 11 0.3 0.9 1.1
Pallars Jussà 6 2.0 1.6 3.6
Pallars Sobirà 5 1.5 84.4 85.9
Pla d'Urgell 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pla de l'Estany 11 0.1 1.2 1.2
Priorat 21 0.2 3.5 3.8
Ribera d'Ebre 8 0.9 0.2 1.1
Ripollès 3 0.0 1.7 1.7
Segarra 28 243.5 440.9 684.4
Segrià 30 23.7 14.2 37.9
Selva 22 2.9 1.3 4.1
Solsonès 10 0.4 3.4 3.9
Tarragonès 11 4.0 9.8 13.8
Terra Alta 8 564.5 286.0 850.5
Urgell 12 54.1 81.0 135.1
Val d'Aran 2 25.4 66.6 92.0
Vallès Occidental 46 1.4 4.3 5.7
Vallès Oriental 47 6.3 0.9 7.2
Catalonia 746 1,684.2 1,767.6 3,451.8
Metropolità 191 12.8 18.7 31.5
Comarques Gironines 165 27.7 35.0 62.7
Camp de Tarragona 97 129.6 151.0 280.5
Terres de l'Ebre 46 569.6 300.5 870.1
Ponent 105 703.4 1,077.7 1,781.1
Comarques Centrals 116 212.1 24.1 236.3
Alt Pirineu i Aran 26 29.0 160.6 189.6
Source: Departament de Medi Ambient i Habitatge. Direcció General del Medi Natural.

Last update: May 18, 2010.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Fire
Violent fire, uncontrolled and of destructive effects, which spreads in houses, forests, etc.

Methodological aspects

Forests and forest land covering over half the area of Catalonia are a national wealth of extraordinary importance in terms of flora and fauna, the production of raw materials, the production of ecosystem and the contribution to leisure. The incidence of wooded masses on climate, hydrology, soil protection, air pollution and landscape makes their conservation be fundamental.

The fire is a phenomenon that occurs in several contexts and stages, has diverse origins and often has some devastating effects.