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selva

The Portuguese term for the tropical rainforest of the Amazon Basin. Its use has been extended to cover similar vegetation types elsewhere.

Selva
Province Girona and Barcelona
Capital Santa Coloma de Farners
Largest city Blanes
Demonym selvatà (m.)
selvatana (f.)
Population 117,393 (2001)
Area 995.5 km2
Population
density
117.9 per km2
Municipalities 26

Selva is a coastal comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain, located between the mountain range known as the Serralada Transversal or Puigsacalm and the Costa Brava (part of the Mediterranean coast).

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