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Province of Teruel
Province of Spain
Province of Spain
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Province of Teruel |
| native_name | es |
| type | Province |
| image_skyline | Sierra Carrascosa34.JPG |
| image_caption | The Sierra Carrascosa with the Guerrero Romano rock formation near Bordón |
| image_flag | Flag of Teruel (province).svg |
| image_shield | Coat of Arms of Teruel Province.svg |
| image_map | Teruel in Spain (plus Canarias).svg |
| map_caption | Map of Spain with Teruel Province highlighted |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Spain |
| subdivision_type1 | Autonomous community |
| subdivision_name1 | Aragon |
| seat_type | Capital |
| seat | Teruel |
| area_total_km2 | 14809 |
| area_rank | 10th |
| area_note | 2.93% of Spain |
| blank_name_sec1 | Languages |
| blank_info_sec1 | Spanish, Catalan (not official) -- |
| population_total | 134,572 |
| population_as_of | 2018 |
| population_rank | 49th |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_demonym | Turolense |
Teruel (; ) is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain. The capital is Teruel.
It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Castellón, Valencia (including its exclave, Rincón de Ademuz), Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Zaragoza. The area of the province is 14,809 km². Its population is 134,572 (2018), of whom about a quarter live in the capital, and its population density is 9.36/km². It contains 236 municipalities, of which more than half are villages of under 200 people. Teruel is the second-least populated province of Spain, and also the second-lowest in population density, in both counts after the province of Soria.
The main language throughout the province is Spanish (with official status), although Catalan is spoken in a northeastern area bordering Catalonia.
Geography
This province is located in the mountainous Iberian System. The main ranges in the province of Teruel are Sierra de la Virgen, Sierra de Santa Cruz, Sierra de Cucalón, Sierra de San Just, Sierra Carrascosa, Sierra Menera, Sierra Palomera, Sierra de Javalambre, Sierra de Gúdar, Sierra de Albarracín and the Montes Universales, among others.
Depopulation and neglect
Most of Teruel Province has undergone massive depopulation since the middle of the 20th century. This situation is shared with other areas in Spain, particularly with those near the Iberian System (much of the provinces of Soria, Guadalajara and Cuenca), and with other areas in Aragon.
The exodus from the rural mountain areas in Teruel rose after Francisco Franco's Plan de Estabilización in 1959. The population declined steeply as people migrated towards the industrial areas and large cities in Spain, leaving behind their small villages where living conditions were often harsh, with cold winters and very basic facilities.
As a consequence there are many ghost towns in different parts of the province.
A great number of surviving towns in Teruel have only a residual population, reviving somewhat during the summer when a few city-dwellers spend their holidays there. Other causes of the strong emigration are the low productivity of traditional agricultural practices, like sheep and goat farming, the closing of mines, like the large Sierra Menera mine near Ojos Negros, as well as the lifestyle changes that swept over rural Spain during the second half of the 20th century.
The Teruel Exists () movement began at the turn of the 21st century. It is a platform of provincial authorities, institutions and sympathizers seeking to reverse the long-standing neglect of the province.
Population development
The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1)
ImageSize = width:650 height:auto barincrement:30 PlotArea = left:40 bottom:40 top:20 right:20 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:270 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal AlignBars = late ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:50 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:10 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo
PlotData= color:skyblue width:20 shift:(-50,-5) fontsize:M anchor:till bar:1877 from:0 till:249 text:248,765 bar:1887 from:0 till:247 text:246,817 bar:1900 from:0 till:252 text:251,994 bar:1910 from:0 till:266 text:265,908 bar:1920 from:0 till:264 text:264,062 bar:1930 from:0 till:264 text:263,700 bar:1940 from:0 till:246 text:245,960 bar:1950 from:0 till:243 text:243,269 bar:1960 from:0 till:224 text:223,758 bar:1970 from:0 till:174 text:173,861 bar:1980 from:0 till:153 text:153,457 bar:1990 from:0 till:144 text:143,680 bar:2000 from:0 till:136 text:135,858 bar:2010 from:0 till:143 text:143,162 bar:2020 from:0 till:134 text:134,176 TextData= pos:(35,20) fontsize:M text:"Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, INE"
Comarcas
The following Comarcas of Aragon are located in Teruel:
- Bajo Martín
- Jiloca
- Cuencas Mineras
- Andorra-Sierra de Arcos
- Bajo Aragón
- Comunidad de Teruel
- Maestrazgo
- Sierra de Albarracín
- Gúdar-Javalambre
- Matarraña
Notable people
- Luis Buñuel, film director from Calanda
- Gaspar Sanz, music composer from Calanda
- Antón García Abril, music composer
- Pablo Serrano, sculptor from Crivillén
- Luis Milla, retired footballer who played for CD Teruel, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
- David Civera, light music singer
- Federico Jiménez Losantos, author, journalist and radio host
- Manuel Pizarro Moreno, businessman, politician and jurist
References
- [https://lospueblosdeshabitados.blogspot.com/search/label/TERUEL%20%20-Collado%20de%20la%20Grulla- Pueblos deshabitados – Collado de la Grulla (Teruel)]
- [http://www.docutren.com/archivos/gijon/pdf/sb1.pdf La Compañía Minera de Sierra Menera. Breve historia] {{webarchive. link. (23 March 2012)
- [http://despoblacion.blogia.com/temas/la-despoblacion-en-aragon.php Despoblación en Aragon] {{webarchive. link. (23 August 2012)
- [https://teruelexiste.info/ Teruel existe]
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