Alcalá de Gurrea

Alcalá de Gurrea municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Aragon
Province :	Huesca
Comarca :	Hoya de Huesca
Coordinates	42 ° 4 ′  N , 0 ° 41 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 4 ′  N , 0 ° 41 ′  W
Height :	461  msnm
Area :	77.49 km²
Residents :	248 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	3.2 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	22282
Municipality number  ( INE ):	22014
administration
Mayor :	Mercedes Minguijón Pérez ( PAR )

Alcalá de Gurrea is a municipality in the province of Huesca in the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain . It is located about 60 kilometers northeast of Saragossa on a hill near the Río Sotón in the comarca Hoya de Huesca on the A-1207 road.

Parish parts

Almudévar includes next to the eponymous place the municipal parts

• Tormos
• Los Agudes

history

In 1099, King Pedro I confirmed the possession of the Church of Alcalá to the Montearagón Monastery.

economy

Agriculture (with artificial irrigation) and cattle breeding are predominant.

population

Development since 1900

1900	1910	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1981	1986	1992	1999	2004	2005
632	710	1,882	1,495	1,344	1,124	753	531	465	396	332	292	282

Attractions

Ruin of a watchtower

• Parish Church of San Jorge
• Hermitage of Nuestra Señora de los Agudos ( Bien de Interés Cultural )
• San José Obrero Church

Web links

Commons : Alcalá de Gurrea  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Alcalá de Gurrea in CAI-Aragón (Spanish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).