Alto Gállego

Coordinates: 42°38′N 0°09′W / 42.633°N 0.150°W / 42.633; -0.150
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Alto Gállego
Capital
Sabiñánigo
Municipalities
Area
 • Total1,359.8 km2 (525.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total13,955
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
UTC+2 (CEST
)
View of Ibón de Sabocos near Panticosa.

Alto Gállego (

Río Gállego
.

Historically the comarca was a part of the area known as Jacetania, the original nucleus of the old county of Aragón. The historical territories integrated into that area were the Tena Valley, the lands surrounding Biescas, and the Serrablo.

Today, Alto Gállego borders with the comarca of

Jacetania to the West, the Sobrarbe to the East, the Hoya de Huesca, France
to the North.

Territory and Population

Municipality Area
(km2)[1]
%
of total
Inhabitants
(2006)[2]
%
of total
Altitude
(meters)[1]
Biescas 189.1 13.9 1,513 11.2 860
Caldearenas 192.3 14.1 244 1.8 650
Hoz de Jaca 12.5 0.9 77 0.6 1,272
Panticosa 95.9 7.1 740 5.5 1,185
Sabiñánigo 586.8 43.2 9,264 68.8 780
Sallent de Gállego 162.1 11.9 1,384 10.3 1,305
Yebra de Basa 90.9 6.7 155 1.2 1,060
Yésero 30.2 2.2 80 0.6 1,132
Totals 1,359.8 100.0 13,457 100.0 -

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Figures from Instituto Aragonés de Estadística (IAEST). Complete Figures Archived 2009-01-18 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. National Institute of Statistics (Spain), from January 1, 2006. Complete Figures Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
    .

External links

42°38′N 0°09′W / 42.633°N 0.150°W / 42.633; -0.150