Province of Zaragoza

Province of Spain
Province in Aragon, Spain
Province of Zaragoza
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Coordinates: 41°35′N 1°00′W / 41.583°N 1.000°W / 41.583; -1.000
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
CapitalZaragoza
Area
 • Total17,274 km2 (6,670 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 4th
 3.42% of Spain
Population
 (2018)
 • Total954,811
 • RankRanked 15th
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
DemonymZaragozano/Zaragozana
Official language(s)Spanish
ParliamentCortes Generales

Zaragoza (Spanish pronunciation: [θaɾaˈɣoθa]), also called Saragossa in English,[1] is a province of northern Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Aragon. Its capital is the city of Zaragoza, which is also the capital of the autonomous community. Other towns in the province include La Almunia de Doña Godina, 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 Spanish (with official status), although Catalan is spoken in the easternmost part (Bajo Aragón-Caspe comarca and 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.NameCapital
5Cinco VillasEjea de los Caballeros
12Tarazona y el MoncayoTarazona
13Campo de BorjaBorja
14ArandaIllueca
15Ribera Alta del EbroAlagón
16ValdejalónLa Almunia de Doña Godina
17ZaragozaZaragoza
18Ribera Baja del EbroQuinto
19Bajo Aragón-Caspe/Baix Aragó-CaspCaspe
20Comunidad de CalatayudCalatayud
21Campo de CariñenaCariñena
22Campo de BelchiteBelchite
24Campo de DarocaDaroca

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:

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)
  • Official website
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