| Province of Zaragoza | |
| Type: | Province |
| Coordinates: | 41.5833°N -1°W |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Zaragoza |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Area Total Km2: | 17274 |
| Area Rank: | Ranked 4th |
| Area Note: | 3.42% of Spain |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Spanish |
| Population Total: | 954,811 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Rank: | Ranked 15th |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Zaragozano/Zaragozana |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Parliament |
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cortes Generales |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Congress seats |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Senate seats |
Zaragoza (pronounced as /es/), also called Saragossa in English,[1] 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.
Its area is 17,274 km², which makes it the fourth-largest Spanish province by land area. Its population was 954,811 in 2018, accounting for slightly over 72% of the entire population of Aragon; nearly 75% of those lived in the capital. Its population density was 51/km². It contains 292 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).
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 in the Zaragoza province:
| No. | Name | Capital | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ejea de los Caballeros | ||
| 12 | Tarazona | ||
| 13 | Borja | ||
| 14 | Illueca | ||
| 15 | Alagón | ||
| 16 | La Almunia de Doña Godina | ||
| 17 | Zaragoza | ||
| 18 | Quinto | ||
| 19 | Caspe | ||
| 20 | Calatayud | ||
| 21 | Cariñena | ||
| 22 | Belchite | ||
| 24 | Daroca |
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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PlotData= color:skyblue width:20 shift:(-50,-5) fontsize:M anchor:till bar:1877 from:0 till:403 text:402,614 bar:1887 from:0 till:415 text:415,152 bar:1900 from:0 till:421 text:421,023 bar:1910 from:0 till:450 text:449,501 bar:1920 from:0 till:499 text:498,590 bar:1930 from:0 till:530 text:530,127 bar:1940 from:0 till:575 text:574,566 bar:1950 from:0 till:609 text:609,393 bar:1960 from:0 till:641 text:641,115 bar:1970 from:0 till:757 text:757,433 bar:1980 from:0 till:829 text:828,588 bar:1990 from:0 till:837 text:837,327 bar:2000 from:0 till:862 text:861,855 bar:2010 from:0 till:975 text:975,385 bar:2020 from:0 till:973 text:972,528TextData= pos:(35,20) fontsize:M text:"Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, INE"