Bajo Aragón
Bajo Aragón (Spanish: [ˈbaxo aɾaˈɣon]) (Aragonese: Baxo Aragón; Catalan: Baix Aragó) is an administrative comarca in eastern central Aragon, Spain. 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. It is located in Teruel Province, in the transitional area between the Iberian System and the Ebro Valley.
Lower Aragon
Bajo Aragón | |
|---|---|
 Location of Bajo Aragón in Aragón and location of the municipalities in Bajo Aragón. | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community | Aragón |
| Province | Teruel |
| Capital | Alcañiz |
| Municipalities | List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,304.2 km2 (503.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2008
[1]) | |
| • Total | 30,146 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | bajoaragonés/a |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Largest municipality | Alcañiz |
| Website | Official website |
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 La Franja.
Historical region
The name Bajo Aragón, Lower Aragon, was already used before 1999 for a much larger area, a historical region 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 (Aiguaviva de Bergantes)
- Alcañiz
- Alcorisa
- Belmonte de San José (Bellmunt de Mesquí)
- Berge
- Calanda
- La Cañada de Verich (La Canyada de Beric)
- Castelserás
- La Cerollera (La Sorollera)
- La Codoñera (La Codonyera)
- Foz-Calanda
- La Ginebrosa
- Mas de las Matas
- La Mata de los Olmos
- Los Olmos
- Las Parras de Castellote
- Seno
- Torrecilla de Alcañiz
- Torrevelilla (La Torre de Vilella)
- Valdealgorfa
References
- This article includes content from the Spanish Wikipedia article es:Bajo Aragón.
