Alcañiz

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Alcañiz is a town and municipality in Spain with a population of 15,130 (INE 2005), an area of 472 km² and a density of 32,05, located in Teruel province, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Its geographic coordinates are: latitude: 41° 2' N, longitude: 0° 7' W, altitude: 381 msl. The town is located on the banks of the river Guadalope. Its distance from Teruel, the provincial capital, is 149 kilometres and, from Zaragoza the regional capital, is 105 kilometres.

Alcañiz is the capital of the Bajo Aragón comarca and after Teruel, is the second city in the province.

The mayor of Alcañiz is Mrs. Amor Pascual Carceller, of Izquierda Unida. Izquierda Unida has 5 municipal councillors in the town's ayuntamiento, the Partido Popular has 4, the Partido Socialista Obrero Español has 4, and the Partido Aragonés has 4. In the 2004 Spanish General Election the Partido Socialista Obrero Español won 41.3 % of the vote in Alcañiz , the Partido Popular won 35.7 %, Izquierda Unida won 7.1 %, the Partido Aragonés, 6.9 % and the Chunta Aragonesista, 6.1 %.

On 23 May 1809 during the Peninsular War, the Battle of Alcañiz was fought between a Spanish force led by General Blake and French troops commanded by General Suchet.

External links

* [http://remilitari.com/cronolog/napoleon/talavera.htm Combate de Alcañiz]
* [http://xn--alcaiz-zwa.tk/ ALCAÑIZ.TK]