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Province of Zaragoza

Province of Spain


Summary

Province of Spain

FieldValue
nameProvince of Zaragoza
native_namees
typeProvince
image_flagFlag of Zaragoza province (with coat of arms).svg
image_shieldCoat of Arms of Zaragoza Province.svg
image_mapZaragoza in Spain (plus Canarias).svg
map_captionMap of Spain with Province of Zaragoza highlighted
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Autonomous community
subdivision_name1Aragon
seat_typeCapital
seatZaragoza
leader_titlePresident
area_total_km217274
area_rankRanked 4th
area_note3.42% of Spain
blank_name_sec1Official language(s)
blank_info_sec1Spanish
population_total954,811
population_as_of2018
population_rankRanked 15th
population_density_km2auto
population_demonymZaragozano/Zaragozana
blank_name_sec2Parliament
blank_info_sec2Cortes Generales
blank1_name_sec2Congress seats
blank2_name_sec2Senate seats

Zaragoza (), also called Saragossa in English, 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:

  • Bajo Cinca: Mequinenza.
  • Hoya de Huesca: Murillo de Gállego and Santa Eulalia de Gállego.
  • Jacetania: Artieda, Mianos, Salvatierra de Esca and Sigüés.
  • Monegros: La Almolda, Bujaraloz, Farlete, Leciñena, Monegrillo and Perdiguera.

Population

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:600 height:auto barincrement:28 PlotArea = left:40 bottom:40 top:20 right:20 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:1000 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal AlignBars = late ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:100 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:20 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo

PlotData= color:skyblue width:20 shift:(-50,-5) fontsize:M anchor:till bar:1877 from:0 till:403 text:402,614 bar:1887 from:0 till:415 text:415,152 bar:1900 from:0 till:421 text:421,023 bar:1910 from:0 till:450 text:449,501 bar:1920 from:0 till:499 text:498,590 bar:1930 from:0 till:530 text:530,127 bar:1940 from:0 till:575 text:574,566 bar:1950 from:0 till:609 text:609,393 bar:1960 from:0 till:641 text:641,115 bar:1970 from:0 till:757 text:757,433 bar:1980 from:0 till:829 text:828,588 bar:1990 from:0 till:837 text:837,327 bar:2000 from:0 till:862 text:861,855 bar:2010 from:0 till:975 text:975,385 bar:2020 from:0 till:973 text:972,528 TextData= pos:(35,20) fontsize:M text:"Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, INE"

|File:0849 pilar ebro 2004.png |The Ebro River in the City of Zaragoza with the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar on the right |File:Moncayo desde Tarazona.jpg |The Moncayo Massif seen from Tarazona

References

  1. ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'', [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/655938/Zaragoza Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)]
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