Tamarite de Litera | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Other Name: | Catalan; Valencian: Tamarit de Llitera |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Aragon#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Name1: | Aragon |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Huesca |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | La Litera |
Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
Subdivision Name4: | Monzón[1] |
Coordinates: | 41.87°N 0.4333°W |
Elevation M: | 360 |
Area Total Km2: | 110.6 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) Spanish and Catalan |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 22550 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Tamarite de Litera, is the first major town of the comarca of La Litera in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2014 census,[2] the municipality has a population of 14,926 inhabitants. It is the capital of the comarca of La Litera. Catalan; Valencian: Tamarit de Llitera.
The town was reconquered from the Moors by Alfonso I of Aragon in 1107.