Hoya de Huesca/Plana de Uesca explained

Hoya de Huesca / Plana de Uesca
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Comarca
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Aragon
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Huesca
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Huesca
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts Style:list
P1:See text
Area Total Km2:2525.60
Population Total:60525
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Largest municipality
Blank Info Sec1:Huesca
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Dialing code

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

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

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official name as appears in the establishing law of the comarca (BOA 27/2002 26th november) . 1 March 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090203162003/http://benasque.aragob.es:443/cgi-bin/BRSCGI?CMD=VEROBJ&MLKOB=178900081009 . 3 February 2009 . dead .