Province of Huesca
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Huesca  Aragon , Spain  | 
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| Designations | |
| Spanish name : | Huesca | 
| Aragonese name : | Uesca | 
| Basic data | |
| Autonomous Community : | Aragon | 
| Capital : | Huesca | 
| Official languages : | Spanish , Aragonese | 
| Area : | 15,636 km² | 
| Residents : | 220,461 (Jan 1, 2019) | 
| Population density : | 14.1 inhabitants / km² | 
| ISO 3166-2 : | ES-HU | 
| Website : | dphuesca.es | 
| Location of the province of Huesca | |
The Ermita de la Virgen de la Peña monastery near Aniés , Huesca Province
Huesca [ ˈweska ] ( Aragonese Uesca , Catalan Osca ) is a province in the autonomous community of Aragón in northeastern Spain . The province borders France to the north, the Catalan province of Lleida to the east, the Aragonese province of Saragossa to the south , and the autonomous community of Navarre to the west . It covers an area of 15,636.15 km² and has 220,461 (2019) inhabitants. The population density is 14 inhabitants per square kilometer. Large parts of the province lie in the Pyrenees and the Pre-Pyrenees, including the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park .
The capital of the province is Huesca .
Communities
There are 202 municipalities (municipios) in the province of Huesca.
Largest communities
As of January 1, 2019
| local community | Residents | 
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| Huesca | 53,132 | 
| Monzón | 17,236 | 
| Barbastro | 16,979 | 
| Fraga | 15,033 | 
| Jaca | 12,988 | 
| Sabiñánigo | 9,238 | 
| Binéfar | 9,561 | 
| Sariñena | 4,160 | 
| Tamarite de Litera | 3,476 | 
| Horror | 3,395 | 
Historically and touristically significant places
- Aínsa
 - Ayerbe
 - Benasque
 - Biescas
 - Boltaña
 - Candanchu
 - Canfranc
 - El Turbón
 - Formigal
 - Isábena
 - Panticosa
 - Sallent de Gállego
 - Villanúa
 
Population development of the province
Web links
Commons : Province of Huesca  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).
 
