Andorra-Sierra de Arcos

Andorra-Sierra de Arcos
Comarca

View of Gargallo in Andorra-Sierra de Arcos comarca, located atop of one of the Sierra de San Just ridges
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Aragon
Province Teruel
Area
  Total 675.1 km2 (260.7 sq mi)
Population (2009)
  Total 11.165
  Density 17.1/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Largest municipality Andorra

Andorra-Sierra de Arcos is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. It is located in Teruel Province and it is named after Sierra de Arcos, a range of this mountainous area of the Sistema Ibérico. The capital is Andorra, with 8,156 inhabitants the largest town of the comarca.

Like neighboring Cuencas Mineras, this comarca is part of a traditional mining area. Owing to the unspoilt, spectacular mountain landscapes of the area, tourism is being developed.

Some municipal terms of Andorra-Sierra de Arcos are part of the historical region of Lower Aragon.[1]

Municipal terms

See also

References

  1. Bajo Aragón entry in the Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa (In Spanish).

External links

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Coordinates: 40°59′N 0°27′W / 40.983°N 0.450°W / 40.983; -0.450

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