Penedès is one of the nine regions (vegueries) defined by the Regional Plan of Catalonia. Located in south of Catalonia, it includes the comarques from historical Penedès region (Alt Penedès, Baix Penedès and Garraf), along with the southern municipalities of Anoia. It had 525,580 inhabitants as of 2025. It was approved as a region in February 2017.
Its de facto capital is Vilanova i la Geltrú, the most populous city, as a law has not set one yet.
Demography Penedès is composed of four different comarques.
+ Comarca Capital Population (2025) Area (km2) Alt Penedès Vilafranca del Penedès 116,098 593 Anoia25 out of 33 municipalities of Anoia are included in the Penedès region. The 8 remaining ones are included in Comarques Centrals: Calaf, Calonge de Segarra, Castellfollit de Riubregós, Els Prats de Rei, Sant Martí Sesgueioles, Sant Pere Sallavinera, Pujalt, and Veciana. Igualada 129,956 866 Baix Penedès El Vendrell 120,720 296 Garraf Vilanova i la Geltrú 164,223 185
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