Tarazona y el Moncayo is a

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in the

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, within the

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region of northeastern

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Geography

Tarazona Tarazona is a town and municipality in the Tarazona y el Moncayo comarca, province of Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain. It is the capital of the Tarazona y el Moncayo Aragonese comarca. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarazona. H ...

is the capital of and most important city in the Comarca of Tarazona y el Moncayo. The comarca is located at the western side of Aragon, bordering the autonomous community of

Navarre Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...

, the

Province of Soria Soria is a province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. Most of the province is in the mountainous Sistema Ibérico area. Demographics It is bordered by the provinces of La Rioja, Zaragoza, ...

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, and the autonomous community and province of

La Rioja La Rioja () is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and N� ...

. The majestic

Moncayo Massif Moncayo is a 15 km long and about 7 km wide mountain chain giving name to the Tarazona y el Moncayo comarca, Aragon, Spain. The Moncayo's highest summit, San Miguel (), is the highest point in the 500 km long Sistema Ibérico. The ...

dominates the landscape and gives its name to the comarca. Its highest summit is the highest point in the 500 km long

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range.

Municipalities

Municipalities within the Comarca of Tarazona y el Moncayo include: *

Alcalá de Moncayo Alcalá de Moncayo is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, 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 * Inst ...

Añón de Moncayo Añón de Moncayo (Until 1991 it was called Añón) is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information ...

* El Buste * Los Fayos * Grisel * Litago * Lituénigo *

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Novallas Novallas is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. It belongs to the "comarca" (county) of Tarazona y el Moncayo. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 807 inhabitants. Geography ...

San Martín de la Virgen de Moncayo San Martín de la Virgen de Moncayo is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 291 inhabitants. See also *Moncayo Massif Moncayo is a 15&nbs ...

Santa Cruz de Moncayo Santa Cruz de Moncayo is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, 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 * In ...

Torrellas Torrellas is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 312 inhabitants. Geography Torrellas is located in the northwest of the province of Zarago ...

Trasmoz Trasmoz is a village in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, with an estimated population of 96. The town has given rise to numerous legends about witches and sabbaths, some of which were recreated by the romantic writer Gustavo Adolfo Bécq ...

* Vera de Moncayo * Vierlas

Climate

The climate is dry,

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, with marked seasonal changes, the summers are pleasant and relatively short compared with the long cold winters.

References

External links

Comarca de Tarazona y el MoncayoTierras del Moncayo
Comarcas of Aragon Geography of the Province of Zaragoza {{Zaragoza-geo-stub