Hoya de Huesca/Plana de Uesca

Coordinates: 42°07′00″N 0°09′00″W / 42.1167°N 0.15°W

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Hoya de Huesca / Plana de Uesca
Comarca

Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Aragon
Province	Huesca
Capital	Huesca
Municipalities	List See text
Area
• Total	2,525.60 km² (975.14 sq mi)
Population
• Total	60,525
• Density	24/km² (62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipality	Huesca

Hoya de Huesca/Plana de Uesca^[1] is a comarca (administrative subdivision) in the province of Huesca (Spain).

Capital city: Huesca, also the biggest of the 40 municipalities of the comarca.
Surface: 2,525.60 km².
Population: 60,525 (2002).

It occupies the central area of Somontano, between the Sotón and Alcanadre rivers and the Gratal and Guara mountains. The Isuela, Flumen and Guatizalema rivers also flow across its territory.

It borders on the following comarcas:

The local economy is based on agriculture and cattle raising. The main industry is metallurgy. Among the most popular places of interest are Huesca's 13th century Cathedral and the medieval town of Loarre.

Municipalities

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Agüero, Albero Alto, Alcalá de Gurrea, Alcalá del Obispo, Alerre, Almudévar, Angüés, Antillón, Argavieso, Arguis, Ayerbe, Banastás, Biscarrués, Blecua y Torres, Casbas de Huesca, Chimillas, Gurrea de Gállego, Huesca, Ibieca, Igriés, Loarre, Loporzano, Loscorrales, Lupiñén-Ortilla, Monflorite-Lascasas, Murillo de Gállego, Novales, Nueno, Las Peñas de Riglos, Pertusa, Piracés, Quicena, Salillas, Santa Eulalia de Gállego, Sesa, Siétamo, La Sotonera, Tierz, Tramaced and Vicién.

References

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^ "Official name as appears in the establishing law of the comarca (BOA 27/2002 26th november)". Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2008.

v t e Comarcas of Aragon
Jacetania Alto Gállego Sobrarbe Ribagorza Cinco Villas Hoya de Huesca Somontano de Barbastro Cinca Medio La Litera Bajo Cinca Monegros Tarazona y el Moncayo Campo de Borja Aranda Ribera Alta del Ebro Valdejalón Zaragoza Ribera Baja del Ebro Bajo Aragón-Caspe Comunidad de Calatayud Campo de Cariñena Campo de Belchite Bajo Martín Campo de Daroca Jiloca Cuencas Mineras Andorra-Sierra de Arcos Bajo Aragón Comunidad de Teruel Maestrazgo Sierra de Albarracín Gúdar-Javalambre Matarraña

42°07′00″N 0°09′00″W / 42.1167°N 0.15°W / 42.1167; -0.15

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