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Province of Zaragoza — Province —
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Coat of armsMap of Spain with Province of Zaragoza highlighted Coordinates: 41°35′N 1°00′W / 41.583°N 1°WCoordinates: 41°35′N 1°00′W / 41.583°N 1°W 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 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.
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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.
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