Haute-Garonne | |
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Coordinates: 43°25′N 1°30′E / 43.417°N 1.500°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Département | 4 March 1790 |
Prefecture | Toulouse |
Subprefectures | Saint-Gaudens, Muret |
Government | |
• President | Georges Méric[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 6,309.3 km2 (2,436.0 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[3] | |
• Total | 1,317,668 |
• Rank | 13th |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Haut-Garonnais, Haut-Garonnaise |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-31 |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Cantons | 27 |
Communes | 589 |
Website | http://www.haute-garonne.fr/ |
Haute-Garonne ("Upper Garonne"; Occitan: Nauta Garona) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city and prefecture of the department is Toulouse.