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La Litera () or La Llitera () () is an
Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and ; ) is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces of Spain, ...
ese
comarca A ''comarca'' (, , , ) 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, mark ...
in the south-east of the
province of Huesca Huesca (; ), officially Huesca/Uesca, is a province of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca. Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French departments of Haute-Garonne, Pyrénées- ...
. Its cultural capital is
Tamarite de Litera Tamarite de Litera (), is the first major town of the ''comarca'' of La Litera in the province of Huesca (province), Huesca, Aragon, Spain. It is the capital of the ''comarca'' of La Litera. Villages *Tamarite de Litera. *Algayón. *La Melusa. Hi ...
, its administrative capital is Binefar and it borders the comarques of Ribagorza,
Somontano de Barbastro Somontano de Barbastro ( Aragonese: ''Semontano de Balbastro)'' is a comarca in Province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. Somontano borders the ''comarcas'' of Sobrarbe and Alto Gállego to the north, Ribagorza and La Litera to the east, Cinca Med ...
,
Cinca Medio The Cinca Medio is a comarca in eastern Aragon, Spain. It is named after river Cinca. This comarca is bordered on the northwest by the Somontano de Barbastro comarca, to the east by La Litera, and to the south by the Bajo Cinca and Monegro ...
, Bajo Cinca in Aragon and Noguera and
Segrià Segrià () is a comarca (county) in Catalonia (Spain). It is located in the western region of Ponent, bordering Aragon. , over two thirds of its population live in the capital city of Lleida, which is also Catalonia's sixth largest municipality ...
in
Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...
. Its west half side belongs to the Catalan-speaking strip in eastern Aragon known as
La Franja La Franja (; "The Strip"; ) is the area of Catalan-speaking territories of eastern Aragon bordering Catalonia, in Spain. It literally means ''"the strip"'' and can also more properly be called (Aragonese Strip), (Western Strip) or (Eastern St ...
.


Municipal terms

List of villages on the comarca. The Catalan version of the names of the towns are in brackets: * Albelda *
Alcampell Alcampell () or El Campell () is a municipality located in La Litera/La Llitera, province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 849 inhabitants. See also * List of municipalities in Hu ...
(El Campell) *
Altorricón Altorricón () or El Torricó () is a municipality located in the ''comarca'' of La Litera/La Llitera in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. With an extension of 32.03 km2, the municipal district of Altorricón lies on the southern part ...
(El Torricó) * Azanuy-Alins (Sanui i Alins) * Baélls (Baells) * Baldellou (Valldellou) *
Binéfar Binéfar () is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2008 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 9,288 inhabitants. It is the home of the children's theatre group "''Los Titiriteros de Binà ...
(Binèfar) *
Camporrélls Camporrélls () or Camporrells () is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 231 inhabitants. See also * List of municipalities in Huesca This is ...
(Camporrells) * Castillonroy (Castellonroi) *
Esplús Esplús (; ) is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 733 inhabitants. History During the Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War () ...
* Peralta de Calasanz (Peralta de Calassanç) * San Esteban de Litera (Sant Esteve de Llitera) *
Tamarite de Litera Tamarite de Litera (), is the first major town of the ''comarca'' of La Litera in the province of Huesca (province), Huesca, Aragon, Spain. It is the capital of the ''comarca'' of La Litera. Villages *Tamarite de Litera. *Algayón. *La Melusa. Hi ...
(Tamarit de Llitera) *
Vencillón Vencillón () or Vensilló () is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 446 inhabitants. It has two official names: ''Vencillón'' and ''Vensilló ...
(Vensilló)


References

Comarcas of Aragon Geography of the Province of Huesca La Franja {{huesca-geo-stub