Province of Huesca
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Huesca Aragon , Spain |
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| 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).
