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Los Monegros
Los Monegros is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. It is located within the provinces of Zaragoza and Huesca. The area is prone to chronic droughts, and much of the area is a natural region made up of badlands. Los Monegros borders seven comarcas: Hoya de Huesca to the North; Somontano de Barbastro, Cinca Medio, and Bajo Cinca to the East; Zaragoza to the West; and Ribera Baja del Ebro and Bajo Aragón-Caspe to the South. General information The Sierra de Alcubierre mountain chain crosses the comarca from Northwest to Southeast. Its maximum elevation is 822 meters, at the mountain called ''Oscuro''. The climate is semiarid, with scarce rainfall and high temperatures in the autumn. The area has numerous saltwater and freshwater lakes, including the Lake of Sariñena and the Lake of la Playa. The area's cultural heritage includes several historical monasteries, including the Monasterio de Santa María de Sigena and the Charterhouse of Las Fuentes. In December 2007, the local government ...
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Comarcas Of Aragon
Here is a list of the administrative ''comarcas'' (counties) in the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain. They were officially delimited in 1999, with substantial changes over a previously proposed division. See also *Comarcal council *Comarcas of Spain See also lists of municipalities in Aragon by province: * List of municipalities in Huesca *List of municipalities in Teruel *List of municipalities in Zaragoza This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Zaragoza (Saragossa in English) in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. There are 293 municipalities in the province. See also List of Aragonese comarcas. See also * Geography of ... References External links Comarcas of Aragonand legal links about their creation. Comarcal division, basic data (Aragonese Statistical Institute) {{Comarcas of Spain ...
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Castejón De Monegros
Castejón de Monegros ( an, Castillón de Monegros) is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ... has a population of 683 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Huesca {{huesca-geo-stub ...
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Robres
Robres is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2018 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Elec ...), the municipality has a population of 531 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Huesca {{huesca-geo-stub ...
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Poleñino
Poleñino is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Elec ...), the municipality has a population of 256 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Huesca {{huesca-geo-stub ...
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Perdiguera
Perdiguera is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2009 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 662 inhabitants. The Sierra de Alcubierre Sierra de Alcubierre is a long mountain range in the Monegros comarca, Aragon, Spain. It is located between the provinces of Zaragoza and Huesca. Geography This mountain chain crosses the arid eastern end of the Monegros comarca from northwest ... rises east of the town. References Municipalities in the Province of Zaragoza {{Zaragoza-geo-stub ...
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Peñalba
Peñalba ( an, Penyalba) is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Elec ...), the municipality has a population of 742 inhabitants. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Penalba Municipalities in the Province of Huesca ...
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Monegrillo
Monegrillo is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2009 census (INE), the town has a population of 495 inhabitants. The Postal Code is 50164 The Sierra de Alcubierre Sierra de Alcubierre is a long mountain range in the Monegros comarca, Aragon, Spain. It is located between the provinces of Zaragoza and Huesca. Geography This mountain chain crosses the arid eastern end of the Monegros comarca from northwest t ... rises east of the town. References Municipalities in the Province of Zaragoza {{Zaragoza-geo-stub ...
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Leciñena
Leciñena is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 1,280. The Sierra de Alcubierre Sierra de Alcubierre is a long mountain range in the Monegros comarca, Aragon, Spain. It is located between the provinces of Zaragoza and Huesca. Geography This mountain chain crosses the arid eastern end of the Monegros comarca from northwest ... rises east of the town. References Municipalities in the Province of Zaragoza {{Zaragoza-geo-stub ...
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Laperdiguera
Laperdiguera is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Elec ...), the municipality has a population of 103 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Huesca {{huesca-geo-stub ...
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Lanaja
Lanaja is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2011 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1,381 inhabitants. The village has approximately 1,100 inhabitants; the neighbouring villages of Cantalobos and Orillena comprise an additional 400. Cultural anthropology The book “Lanaja, la vida en un pueblo de Monegros antes de los regadíos”, eng. „Lanaja, life in a Monegran village before irrigation“ by Ramón Lasaosa Susín, published by Imago, Huesca, 1997, contains detailed information about the culture as well as the way of life and work of the inhabitants of Lanaja up to the early years of the 20th century. History In the 19th century Lanaja suffered raids from various groups of bandits which operated from their hide-outs in the nearby Sierra de Alcubierre. The town was the scene of the death of the celebrated bandit Mariano Gavín Suñén «Cucaracha», which occurred 28-2-1875, shot by the Guardia Civil having be ...
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Lalueza
Lalueza is a municipality in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1,140 inhabitants. Geography The nearest towns are Orillena, Sodeto Sodeto is a village in the municipality of Alberuela de Tubo, Huesca, Spain. The village was created in 1950 by the ''Instituto Nacional de Colonización y Desarrollo Rural'' (INCDR), in English: Instituto Nacional de Colonización, National Inst ..., Marcén, and San Lorenzo del Flumen last one is also, with Marcén, a neighborhood part of the wonderful Lalueza City (center of the universe). References Municipalities in the Province of Huesca {{huesca-geo-stub ...
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Huerto
Huerto is a municipality located in the Monegros comarca, province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 253 inhabitants. Villages *Huerto *Usón *Venta de Ballerías Venta de Ballerías is a locality located in the municipality of Huerto, in Huesca province, Aragon, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 11. Geography Venta de Ballerías is located 46km southeast of Huesca Huesca (; an, Uesca) is a ci ... References Municipalities in the Province of Huesca {{huesca-geo-stub ...
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