Editing Province of Huesca

{{Short description|Province of Spain}}
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| name                   = Huesca/Uesca Province
| native_name            = <small>{{native name|an|Provincia de Uesca}}<br>{{native name|ca|Província d'Osca}}<br>{{native name|es|Provincia de Huesca}}</small>
| type                   = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]]
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| image_caption          = The Marboré lake with the [[Monte Perdido]] and the [[Cilindro de Marboré]] in the background
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| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = [[Spain]]
| subdivision_type1      = [[Autonomous community]]
| subdivision_name1      = {{flagicon|Aragon}} [[Aragon]]
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| seat_type              = Capital
| seat                   = [[Huesca]]
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| area_total_km2         = 15626
| area_rank              = [[List of Spanish provinces by area|Ranked 6th]]
| area_note              = 3.10% of Spain
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| blank_info_sec1        = [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Aragonese language|Aragonese]], [[Catalan language|Catalan]]
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| population_total       = 219,345
| population_as_of       = 2018
| population_rank        = [[List of Spanish provinces by population|Ranked 43rd]]
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| population_demonym     = Oscense
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'''Huesca''' ({{langx|an|Uesca}}; {{langx|ca|Osca}}), officially '''Huesca/Uesca''',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://benasque.aragob.es:443/cgi-bin/BRSCGI?CMD=VEROBJ&MLKOB=178900081009 |title=Nombre oficial de la ciudad según la ley de creación de la comarca de ''Hoya de Huesca/Plana de Uesca'' - (BOA 27/2002, 26 de noviembre) |access-date=2011-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203162003/http://benasque.aragob.es:443/cgi-bin/BRSCGI?CMD=VEROBJ&MLKOB=178900081009 |archive-date=2009-02-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a [[provinces of Spain|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 France|department]]s of [[Haute-Garonne]], [[Pyrénées-Atlantiques]], and [[Hautes-Pyrénées]]. Within Spain, Huesca's neighboring provinces are [[Navarre]], [[Zaragoza (province)|Zaragoza]], and [[Lleida (province)|Lleida]].

==Geography==
[[File:Penya-falconera.jpg|left|thumb|"The Egg of [[Morrano]]" or the "[[Peña Falconera]]" rock formation ({{langx|es|El Huevo de Morrano}}).]]
Covering a primarily mountainous area of [[1 E10 m²|{{val|15626}} km²]], the province of Huesca has a total population of 219,345 in 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/regional-innovation-monitor/base-profile/aragon|title=Aragon|last=jiriarte|date=2010-07-16|website=ec.europa.eu|language=en|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref> with almost a quarter of its people living in the capital city of [[Huesca]]. The low population density, 14.62/km², has meant that Huesca's lush valleys, rivers, and lofty mountain ranges have remained relatively pristine and unspoiled by progress.

Home to majestic scenery, the tallest mountain in the [[Pyrenees]], the [[Aneto]]; eternal glaciers, such as at Monte Perdido; and the [[Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park|National Park of Ordesa and Monte Perdido]], rich in flora and protected fauna. Popular with [[mountaineering|mountaineers]], [[caving|spelunkers]], [[paragliding|paragliders]], and [[white water]] [[rafting|rafters]], it is also a popular snow [[skiing]] destination with notable resorts in [[Candanchú]], [[Formigal]], [[Astún]], [[Panticosa]], and [[Cerler]].

===Lakes===
*[[Ibón de Bachimaña Alto]]
*[[Ibón de Escalar]]
*[[Ibón de Estanés]]
*[[Ibón de Tebarray]]

==History==
The Romans colonised the province of Huesca, which formed the northern part of [[Hispania Tarraconensis]], and continued to live there well into the 5th century until the arrival of the [[Visigoths]]. As a mountainous frontier region, it was difficult to dominate. The northern counties had at one time belonged to the [[Kingdom of Navarre]] but split off and managed to stem early [[Al-Andalus|Moorish invasions]] in the Middle Ages by forming alliances between themselves and with the [[Franks]], to become Frankish [[feudal]] [[marches]]. The imperative of [[sovereignty]], or independence, for the northern border counts, gave rise to the [[Kingdom of Aragon]], which was the precursor to the Empire or [[Crown of Aragon]], and ultimately the [[Kingdom of Spain]].

==Administrative divisions==
The modern day province comprises 10 [[Comarcas of Aragon|comarca]]s and 202 municipalities. 
{|
|- bgcolor="silver"
! Comarca!! Capital City 
|-
| [[Alto Gállego]] || [[Sabiñánigo]]
|-
| [[Bajo Cinca]] || [[Fraga]]
|-
| [[Cinca Medio]] || [[Monzón]]
|-
| [[Hoya de Huesca]] || [[Huesca]]
|-
| [[Jacetania]] || [[Jaca]]
|-
| [[La Litera]] || [[Tamarite de Litera]]
|-
| [[Monegros]] || [[Sariñena]]
|-
| [[Ribagorza (comarca)|Ribagorza]] || [[Graus]], formerly [[Benabarre]]
|-
| [[Sobrarbe]] || [[Ainsa]] and [[Boltaña]]
|-
| [[Somontano de Barbastro]] || [[Barbastro]]
|}
The following comarcas having their capital in Huesca Province include municipal terms within [[Zaragoza Province]]:

* [[Bajo Cinca]]: [[Mequinenza]].
* [[Hoya de Huesca]]: [[Murillo de Gállego]] and [[Santa Eulalia de Gállego]].
* [[Jacetania]]: [[Artieda]], [[Mianos]], [[Salvatierra de Esca]] and [[Sigüés]].
* [[Monegros]]: [[La Almolda]], [[Bujaraloz]], [[Farlete]], [[Leciñena]], [[Monegrillo]] and [[Perdiguera]].

==Population==
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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 bar:1887 from:0 till:261 text:260,585
 bar:1900 from:0 till:255 text:255,100
 bar:1910 from:0 till:265 text:264,984
 bar:1920 from:0 till:266 text:265,603
 bar:1930 from:0 till:258 text:257,777
 bar:1940 from:0 till:247 text:247,135
 bar:1950 from:0 till:238 text:237,681
 bar:1960 from:0 till:234 text:234,014
 bar:1970 from:0 till:222 text:221,761
 bar:1980 from:0 till:215 text:214,907
 bar:1990 from:0 till:208 text:207,810
 bar:2000 from:0 till:207 text:206,502
 bar:2010 from:0 till:226 text:225,962
 bar:2020 from:0 till:223 text:222,687
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==Language==
Spanish is the primary language in the province. However, the local linguistic varieties in the center and north of the province (often called '''fabla''') belong to the [[Aragonese language]], which now survives mainly in the northernmost [[Comarcas of Aragon|comarcas]], such as the [[Aragón River|Aragon Valley]] in [[Jacetania]], the [[Alto Gallego]], [[Sobrarbe]], and [[Ribagorza (comarca)|Ribagorza]], where hitherto landlocked and isolated villages have helped the language to thrive into the 21st century.

In the easternmost areas of the province, varieties of the [[Catalan language]] are spoken, with a few [[Ribagorçan dialect|transitional dialects]] difficult to classify as Aragonese or Catalan.

==See also==
* [[List of municipalities in Huesca]]

== Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Province of Huesca}}
*[http://www.dphuesca.es/ Diputación Provincial de Huesca]

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{{Provinces of Spain}}
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