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Province of Zaragoza

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Province of Zaragoza
Provincia de Zaragoza (Spanish)
Province
Flag of Province of Zaragoza
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Coat of arms of Province of Zaragoza
Coat of arms
Map of the Province of Zaragoza in Spain
Map of the Province of Zaragoza in Spain
Coordinates: 41°35′N 1°00′W / 41.583°N 1.000°W / 41.583; -1.000
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
CapitalZaragoza
Municipalities293
Area
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 • Total
17,275.06 km2 (6,669.94 sq mi)
 • Rank4th in Spain
 3.42% of Spain
Population
 (2025)[2]
 • Total
998,443
 • Rank15th in Spain
 • Density57.7968/km2 (149.693/sq mi)
DemonymZaragozano/Zaragozana
Official language(s)Spanish
ParliamentCortes Generales

The Province of Zaragoza (Spanish pronunciation: [θaɾaˈɣoθa]), also called Saragossa in English,[3] is a province of northern Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Aragon. Its capital is the city of Zaragoza, which is also the capital of the autonomous community. Other towns in the province include La Almunia de Doña Godina, Borja, Calatayud, Caspe, Ejea de los Caballeros, Tarazona, and Utebo.

The province's area is 17,275.06 square kilometres (6,669.94 sq mi), which makes it the 4th-largest Spanish province by land area. Its population is 998,443, accounting for slightly over 73% of the entire population of Aragon, and 70% of the province lived in the capital. Its population density was 51/km².[2][1] It contains 293 municipalities, of which more than half are villages with fewer than 300 people.

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

Geography

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

Comarcas

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Comarcas in the Zaragoza province:

No.NameCapital
5Cinco VillasEjea de los Caballeros
12Tarazona y el MoncayoTarazona
13Campo de BorjaBorja
14ArandaIllueca
15Ribera Alta del EbroAlagón
16ValdejalónLa Almunia de Doña Godina
17ZaragozaZaragoza
18Ribera Baja del EbroQuinto
19Bajo Aragón-Caspe/Baix Aragó-CaspCaspe
20Comunidad de CalatayudCalatayud
21Campo de CariñenaCariñena
22Campo de BelchiteBelchite
24Campo de DarocaDaroca

The following comarcas having their capital in Huesca Province include municipal terms within Zaragoza Province:

Municipalities

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The Ebro River in the City of Zaragoza with the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar on the right
The Moncayo Massif seen from Tarazona

The province has 293 municipalities:

Demographics

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As of 2026, the population is 998,443, of which 49.1% are male, and 50.9% are female. Minors make up 16.1% of the population, and seniors make up 22.2%.[2]

Immigration

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As of 2025, immigrants make up 19.0% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, Colombia, Morocco, Nicaragua, and Ecuador.[2]

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. 1 2 "Información Geográfica Destacada" [Geographical information data] (in Spanish). IGN.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Annual population census 2021-2025". INE.
  3. ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica, Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)
  4. ↑ "INEbase. Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842". INE.
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