[2] Located around the upper and middle sections of the Llobregat and Ter rivers, it includes the counties of Bages, Berguedà, Lluçanès, Moianès, Osona and Solsonès.

It borders to the north-west with Alt Pirineu, to the west with Ponent, to the south with Penedès, to the south-east with Barcelona and to the north and north-east with Girona.

Its de facto capital is Manresa, the most populous city, as a law has not set one yet.

[5] Although the most viewed channels are the ones broadcasting for the whole of Catalonia, such as those of Televisió de Catalunya or RTVE, the region has three local multiplexes.

[6] The region's local broadcaster is the private station Canal Taronja [ca].