Editing Province of Zaragoza

{{Short description|Province of Spain}}
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| seat                   = [[Zaragoza]]
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| area_total_km2         = 17274
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| area_note              = 3.42% of Spain
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| population_total       = 954,811
| population_as_of       = 2018
| population_rank        = [[List of Spanish provinces by population|Ranked 15th]]
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'''Zaragoza''' ({{IPA|es|θaɾaˈɣoθa}}), also called '''Saragossa''' in [[English language|English]],<ref>''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'', [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/655938/Zaragoza Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)]</ref> is a [[Provinces of Spain|province]] of northern [[Spain]], in the central part of the [[Autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] of [[Aragon]]. Its capital is the city of [[Zaragoza, Spain|Zaragoza]], which is also the capital of the autonomous community. Other towns in the province include [[La Almunia de Doña Godina]], [[Borja, Aragon|Borja]], [[Calatayud]], [[Caspe]], [[Ejea de los Caballeros]], [[Tarazona]], and [[Utebo]].

Its area is [[1 E10 m²|17,274 km²]], which makes it the fourth-largest Spanish province by land area. Its population was 954,811 in 2018, accounting for slightly over 72% of the entire population of [[Aragon]]; nearly 75% of those lived in the capital. Its population density was 51/km². It contains 292 municipalities, of which more than half are villages with fewer than 300 people.

The main language throughout the province is [[Spanish language|Spanish]] (with official status), although [[Catalan language|Catalan]] is spoken in the easternmost part ([[Bajo Aragón-Caspe/Baix Aragó-Casp|Bajo Aragón-Caspe]] comarca and [[Mequinenza]] municipality).

==Geography==
The province of Zaragoza is bordered by the provinces of [[Lleida Province|Lleida]], [[Tarragona Province|Tarragona]], [[Teruel Province|Teruel]], [[Guadalajara Province|Guadalajara]], [[Soria Province|Soria]], [[La Rioja Province (Spain)|La Rioja]], [[Navarre Province|Navarre]], and [[Huesca Province|Huesca]]. The southern and western side of the province is in the [[mountainous]] [[Sistema Ibérico]] area and includes its highest point, the [[Moncayo Massif|Moncayo]], while the northern end reaches the [[Pre-Pyrenees]]. The [[Ebro River]] crosses the province from west to east.

==Comarcas==
[[List of Aragonese comarcas|Comarcas]] in the Zaragoza province:
{|class=wikitable
!No.!!Name !!Capital
|-
|5||[[Cinco Villas, Aragon|Cinco Villas]] || [[Ejea de los Caballeros]]
|-
| 12 || [[Tarazona y el Moncayo]] || [[Tarazona]]
|-
|13 || [[Campo de Borja]] || [[Borja, Zaragoza|Borja]]
|-
|14 ||[[Aranda (comarca)|Aranda]] || [[Illueca]]
|-
|15 || [[Ribera Alta del Ebro]] || [[Alagón, Zaragoza|Alagón]]
|-
|16 || [[Valdejalón]] || [[La Almunia de Doña Godina]]
|-
|17 || [[Zaragoza (comarca)|Zaragoza]] || [[Zaragoza]]
|-
|18 || [[Ribera Baja del Ebro]] ||[[Quinto, Aragon|Quinto]]
|-
|19 || [[Bajo Aragón-Caspe/Baix Aragó-Casp]] || [[Caspe]]
|-
| 20|| [[Comunidad de Calatayud]] ||[[Calatayud]]
|-
|21 || [[Campo de Cariñena]] || [[Cariñena, Aragon|Cariñena]]
|-
|22 ||[[Campo de Belchite]] || [[Belchite]]
|-
|24 || [[Campo de Daroca]] || [[Daroca]]
|} 
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:1920 from:0 till:499 text:498,590
 bar:1930 from:0 till:530 text:530,127
 bar:1940 from:0 till:575 text:574,566
 bar:1950 from:0 till:609 text:609,393
 bar:1960 from:0 till:641 text:641,115
 bar:1970 from:0 till:757 text:757,433
 bar:1980 from:0 till:829 text:828,588
 bar:1990 from:0 till:837 text:837,327
 bar:2000 from:0 till:862 text:861,855
 bar:2010 from:0 till:975 text:975,385
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|File:0849 pilar ebro 2004.png
 |alt1=The Ebro River in the City of Zaragoza
 |The [[Ebro River]] in the City of [[Zaragoza]] with the [[Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar]] on the right
|File:Moncayo desde Tarazona.jpg
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|The [[Moncayo Massif]] seen from [[Tarazona]]
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== See also ==
*[[List of municipalities in Zaragoza]]

== Notes and references==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Province of Zaragoza}}
* {{Official website|http://www.dpz.es/}}

{{Provinces of Aragon}}
{{Provinces of Spain}}
{{Municipalities in Zaragoza}}
{{Portal bar|Spain}}
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