Country Spain Capital Alcañiz Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 1,304 km² Local time Tuesday 5:57 PM | Autonomous community Aragón Municipalities List
See text Largest municipality Alcañiz Population 29,358 (2007) Province Province of Teruel | |
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Bajo Aragón ([ˈbaxo aɾaˈɣon]) or Baix Aragó ([ˈbaʒ aɾaˈɣo], [ˈbajʒ aɾaˈɣo]; Aragonese: Baxo Aragón) 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.
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Map of Bajo Arag%C3%B3n, Teruel, Spain
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 traditional names of the towns are in brackets.