Province of Zaragoza

Coordinates: 41°35′N 1°00′W / 41.583°N 1.000°W / 41.583; -1.000
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Province of Zaragoza
Province
Ranked 15th
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
DemonymZaragozano/Zaragozana
Official language(s)Spanish
ParliamentCortes Generales

Zaragoza (Spanish pronunciation:

Borja, Calatayud, Caspe, Ejea de los Caballeros, Tarazona, and Utebo
.

Its area is

17,274 km², which makes it the fourth-largest Spanish province by land area. Its population was 954,811 in 2018, accounting for slightly over 72% of the entire population of Aragon
; nearly 75% of those lived in the capital. Its population density was 51/km². It contains 292 municipalities, of which more than half are villages with fewer than 300 people.

The main language throughout the province is

Bajo Aragón-Caspe comarca and Mequinenza
municipality).

Geography

The province of Zaragoza is bordered by the provinces of

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
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:

Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:

Gallery
  • The Ebro River in the City of Zaragoza
    The
    Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar
    on the right
  • The Moncayo Massif seen from Tarazona
    The
    Moncayo Massif seen from Tarazona

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)

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