Province of Zaragoza

Province of Zaragoza
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Flag Coat of arms
Map of Spain with Province of Zaragoza highlighted
Coordinates: 41°35′N 1°00′W / 41.583°N 1°W / 41.583; -1Coordinates: 41°35′N 1°00′W / 41.583°N 1°W / 41.583; -1
Autonomous community	Aragon
Capital	Zaragoza
Government
- President
Area
- Total	17,274 km2 (6,669.5 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 4
	3.42% of Spain
Population (2010)
- Total	973,252
- Rank	Ranked 15
- Density	56.3/km2 (145.9/sq mi)
Demonym	Zaragozano/Zaragozana
Official language(s)	Spanish, Catalan

The Ebro River in Zaragoza city with the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar on the right

The Moncayo Massif seen from Tarazona

Zaragoza (pronounced: [θaɾaˈɣoθa]; also called Saragossa in English) is a province of northern Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Aragon. Its capital is Zaragoza, which is also the capital of the autonomous community. Other towns in Zaragoza include Calatayud, Borja, La Almunia de Doña Godina, Ejea de los Caballeros and Tarazona.

Its area is 17,274 km². Its population is 973,252 (2010), of whom nearly three-quarters live in the capital, and its population density is 50.95/km². It contains 292 municipalities, of which more than half are villages with fewer than 300 people.

The main language throughout the province is Spanish, although Catalan is official in the Bajo Aragón-Caspe comarca and in Mequinenza municipality.

Geography

The province of Zaragoza is bordered by the provinces of Lleida, Tarragona, Teruel, Guadalajara, Soria, La Rioja, Navarre, and Huesca. The southern and western side of the province is in the mountainous Sistema Ibérico area and includes its highest point, the Moncayo, while the northern end reaches the Pre-Pyrenees. The Ebro River crosses the province from west to east.

Comarcas

Comarcas in the Zaragoza province:

No.	Name	Capital
5	Cinco Villas	Ejea de los Caballeros
12	Tarazona y el Moncayo	Tarazona
13	Campo de Borja	Borja
14	Aranda	Illueca
15	Ribera Alta del Ebro	Alagón
16	Valdejalón	La Almunia de Doña Godina
17	Zaragoza	Zaragoza
18	Ribera Baja del Ebro	Quinto de Ebro
19	Bajo Aragón-Caspe/Baix Aragó-Casp	Caspe
20	Comunidad de Calatayud	Calatayud
21	Campo de Cariñena	Cariñena
22	Campo de Belchite	Belchite
24	Campo de Daroca	Daroca

The following comarcas having their capital in Huesca Province include municipal terms within Zaragoza Province:

• Bajo Cinca: Mequinenza.
• Hoya de Huesca: Murillo de Gállego and Santa Eulalia de Gállego.
• Jacetania: Artieda, Mianos, Salvatierra de Esca and Sigüés.
• Monegros: La Almolda, Bujaraloz, Farlete, Leciñena, Monegrillo and Perdiguera.

See also

• List of municipalities in Zaragoza

External links

• Official website