Bajo Aragón (; an, Baxo Aragón; ca, Baix Aragó), or Lower Aragon, is an administrative

comarca A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...

in eastern central Aragon,

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. It was first established in 1999. It has a population of 29,358 (2007) and an area of 1.304,2 km². The seat of the comarca is in

Alcañiz Alcañiz () is a town and municipality of Teruel province in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. The town is located on the banks of the river Guadalope. Alcañiz is the unofficial capital of the Lower Aragon historical region. It lies ...

. It is located in

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, in the transitional area between the

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and the

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The municipalities of Aguaviva, Belmonte de San José, La Cañada de Verich, La Cerollera, La Codoñera, La Ginebrosa and Torrevelilla belong to the Catalan-speaking strip in eastern Aragon known as

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Historical region

The name ''Bajo Aragón'',

Lower Aragon Lower Aragon ( es, Bajo Aragón, an, Baixo Aragón, ca, Baix Aragó), also known as ''Tierra Baja'', is a natural and historical region in Aragon, Spain. The name "Lower Aragon" refers to the areas of the lowest altitude within the Ebro river ...

, was already used before 1999 for a much larger area, a

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now sometimes called ''Bajo Aragón histórico'' in order to differentiate it from the present-day administrative comarca.

Municipalities

The Catalan version of the names of the towns are in brackets. *

Aguaviva Aguaviva () or Aiguaiva de Bergantes () is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2018 census ( INE), the municipality had a population of 522 inhabitants. It is known as ''Aiguaiva de Bergantes'' in the ...

(Aiguaviva de Bergantes) *

* Alcorisa *

Belmonte de San José Belmonte de San José () or Bellmunt de Mesquí () is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German ...

(Bellmunt de Mesquí) * Berge * Calanda *

La Cañada de Verich La Cañada de Verich () or La Canyada de Veric () is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German ...

(La Canyada de Beric) * Castelserás * La Cerollera (La Sorollera) *

La Codoñera La Codoñera () or La Codonyera () is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear researc ...

(La Codonyera) * Foz-Calanda * La Ginebrosa * Mas de las Matas *

La Mata de los Olmos La Mata de los Olmos is a municipality located in the Bajo Aragón comarca, province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2018 censusInstituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) the municipality has a population of 265 inhabitants. Road N-211 ...

Los Olmos Los Olmos is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2018 censusInstituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) the municipality has a population of 122 inhabitants. Los Olmos is located near road N-211 in the ...

Las Parras de Castellote Las Parras de Castellote is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given ...

* Seno * Torrecilla de Alcañiz * Torrevelilla (La Torre de Vilella) * Valdealgorfa

References

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Historical region

Municipalities

See also

References