Huesca (
Aragonese: Uesca,
Catalan: Osca) is a
province of northeastern
Spain, in the northern part of the
autonomous community of
Aragon. It is bordered by the provinces of
Lleida,
Zaragoza, and
Navarra, and by
France (
Departments of
Pyrénées-Atlantiques and
Hautes-Pyrénées).Its area is
15,636 km². Its population is 218,023 (2006), and its population density is 13.94/km². It contains 202 municipalities.Its capital is the city of
Huesca, where about one-fifth of the population resides. Some notable towns in Huesca province are
Ayerbe,
Sabiñánigo,
Jaca,
Benasque,
Graus,
Benabarre,
Barbastro,
Tamarite de Litera, Monzón,
Sariñena, and
Fraga. See the
list of municipalities in Huesca.
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