La Jacetania

La Jacetania
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
ProvinceHuesca & Zaragoza
CapitalJaca
Area
 • Total
1,857.9 km2 (717.3 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
17,825
 • Density9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityJaca
Penya Uruel or Peña Oroel above the mist
Esposa seen from Sinués.

La Jacetania (Aragonese: A Chacetania; French: Jacétanie) is a comarca in northern Aragon, Spain. It is located in the northwestern corner of the Huesca and Zaragoza provinces. The administrative capital is Jaca, which, with a population of 13,374, is the largest town in the comarca. The area is famous for its ski resorts.

Jacetania is bordered by France to the north and Navarre to the west. Most of its territory is mountainous, with the ranges of the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees covering most of its area. The name of the comarca originates in the ancient Iberian tribe of the Iacetani (Latin: Iaccetani).

This comarca was the birthplace of the historic County of Aragon.

Municipal terms

The traditional names of the towns, when different from the official name, are in brackets.

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References

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