Gironde

Gironde Gironda (Occitan)
Department of France
Prefecture building in Bordeaux
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Gironde in France
Coordinates: 44°50′N 0°40′W / 44.833°N 0.667°W / 44.833; -0.667
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Prefecture	Bordeaux
Subprefectures	Arcachon Blaye Langon Lesparre-Médoc Libourne
Government
• President of the Departmental Council	Jean-Luc Gleyze[1] (PS)
Area 1
• Total	9,975 km2 (3,851 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	1,654,970
• Rank	6th
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	FR-33
Department number	33
Arrondissements	6
Cantons	33
Communes	535
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

Gironde (/ʒɪˈrɒnd/ zhih-ROND,^[3] US usually /dʒɪˈ-/ jih-,^[4][5] French: [ʒiʁɔ̃d] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Gironda, pronounced [dʒiˈɾundo]) is the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,623,749.^[6] The famous Bordeaux wine region is in Gironde. It has six arrondissements, making it one of the departments with the most arrondissements (Nord also has six, while Pas-de-Calais has the most of any department, with seven).