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Province of Zaragoza
Province
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Map of Spain with Province of Zaragoza highlighted
Coordinates: 41°35′N 1°00′W / 41.583°N 1.000°W / 41.583; -1.000
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Aragon
Capital	Zaragoza
Area
• Total	17,274 km (6,670 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 4th
	3.42% of Spain
Population
• Total	954,811
• Rank	Ranked 15th
• Density	55/km (140/sq mi)
Demonym	Zaragozano/Zaragozana
Official language(s)	Spanish
Parliament	Cortes Generales

Zaragoza (Spanish pronunciation: [θaɾaˈɣoθa]), 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:

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:

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

See also

• List of municipalities in Zaragoza

Notes and references

1. Encyclopædia Britannica, Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)

External links

• Official website

v t e Provinces of Aragon
	Huesca Teruel Zaragoza

v t e Municipalities of the province of Zaragoza
List of municipalities of Zaragoza
Abanto Acered Agón Aguarón Aguilón Ainzón Aladrén Alagón Alarba Alberite de San Juan Albeta Alborge Alcalá de Ebro Alcalá de Moncayo Alconchel de Ariza Aldehuela de Liestos Alfajarín Alfamén Alforque Alhama de Aragón Almochuel La Almolda Almonacid de la Cuba Almonacid de la Sierra La Almunia de Doña Godina Alpartir Ambel Anento Aniñón Añón de Moncayo Aranda de Moncayo Arándiga Ardisa Ariza Artieda Asín Atea Ateca Azuara Badules Bagüés Balconchán Bárboles Bardallur Belchite Belmonte de Gracián Berdejo Berrueco Biel Bijuesca Biota Bisimbre Boquiñeni Bordalba Borja Botorrita Brea de Aragón Bubierca Bujaraloz Bulbuente Bureta El Burgo de Ebro El Buste Cabañas de Ebro Cabolafuente Cadrete Calatayud Calatorao Calcena Calmarza Campillo de Aragón Carenas Cariñena Caspe Castejón de Alarba Castejón de las Armas Castejón de Valdejasa Castiliscar Cervera de la Cañada Cerveruela Cetina Chiprana Chodes Cimballa Cinco Olivas Clarés de Ribota Codo Codos Contamina Cosuenda Cuarte de Huerva Cubel Las Cuerlas Daroca Ejea de los Caballeros Embid de Ariza Encinacorba Épila Erla Escatrón Fabara Farlete Fayón Los Fayos Figueruelas Fombuena El Frago El Frasno Fréscano Fuendejalón Fuendetodos Fuentes de Ebro Fuentes de Jiloca Gallocanta Gallur Gelsa Godojos Gotor Grisel Grisén Herrera de los Navarros Ibdes Illueca Isuerre Jaraba Jarque Jaulín La Joyosa Lagata Langa del Castillo Layana Lécera Lechón Leciñena Letux Litago Lituénigo Lobera de Onsella Longares Longás Lucena de Jalón Luceni Luesia Luesma Lumpiaque Luna Maella Magallón Mainar Malanquilla Maleján Mallén Malón Maluenda Manchones Mara María de Huerva Marracos Mediana de Aragón Mequinenza Mesones de Isuela Mezalocha Mianos Miedes de Aragón Monegrillo Moneva Monreal de Ariza Monterde Montón Morata de Jalón Morata de Jiloca Morés Moros Moyuela Mozota Muel La Muela Munébrega Murero Murillo de Gállego Navardún Nigüella Nombrevilla Nonaspe Novallas Novillas Nuévalos Nuez de Ebro Olvés Orcajo Orera Orés Oseja Osera de Ebro Paniza Paracuellos de Jiloca Paracuellos de la Ribera Pastriz Pedrola Las Pedrosas Perdiguera Piedratajada Pina de Ebro Pinseque Los Pintanos Plasencia de Jalón Pleitas Plenas Pomer Pozuel de Ariza Pozuelo de Aragón Pradilla de Ebro Puebla de Albortón La Puebla de Alfindén Puendeluna Purujosa Quinto Remolinos Retascón Ricla Romanos Rueda de Jalón Ruesca Sabiñán Sádaba Salillas de Jalón Salvatierra de Esca Samper del Salz San Martín de la Virgen de Moncayo San Mateo de Gállego Santa Cruz de Grío Santa Cruz de Moncayo Santa Eulalia de Gállego Santed Sástago Sediles Sestrica Sierra de Luna Sigüés Sisamón Sobradiel Sos del Rey Católico Tabuenca Talamantes Tarazona Tauste Terrer Tierga Tobed Torralba de los Frailes Torralba de Ribota Torralbilla Torrehermosa Torrelapaja Torrellas Torres de Berrellén Torrijo de la Cañada Tosos Trasmoz Trasobares Uncastillo Undués de Lerda Urrea de Jalón Urriés Used Utebo Val de San Martín Valdehorna Valmadrid Valpalmas Valtorres Velilla de Ebro Velilla de Jiloca Vera de Moncayo Vierlas Villadoz Villafeliche Villafranca de Ebro Villalba de Perejil Villalengua Villamayor de Gállego Villanueva de Gállego Villanueva de Huerva Villanueva de Jiloca Villar de los Navarros Villarreal de Huerva Villarroya de la Sierra Villarroya del Campo La Vilueña Vistabella La Zaida Zaragoza Zuera

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