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Pinseque is a municipality located in the Zaragoza (province), province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2014 census (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain), INE), the municipality has a population of 3,625 inhabitants, with a population density of 224.88 people per km² (582.4 per square mile).


Facts

* The town is located 20 km (12.42 mi) from Zaragoza, the capital city of Aragon. * Pinseque is 230 m (750 ft) above the sea level. * The municipality's average temperature is 14 °C (57.2 °F).


Politics


Election results

There are only 11 councilors in the Pinseque's town hall.


History


Town name

The town name of ''Pinseque'' comes from ''pin'' (wikt:pine#English, pine) and ''sec'' (wikt:dry#English, dry), probably because there were a pine forest here before its population. In Aragonese language, it is called ''Puysec'' - from ''puig'' (wikt:hill, hill) and ''sec'' (dry). As the word dry is included in both Aragonese and Spanish language names, maybe the current town's area was considered very dry for crops or plant growing. When the Visigoths came to Spain, the village was called ''Pinsech''.


References

Municipalities in the Province of Zaragoza {{Zaragoza-geo-stub