Huesca (province)

Huesca ( of northern 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 .

Its area is 15,636 Km&² . Its population is 212,901 (2004), and its population density is 13.61/km&². 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 , Monzon , and Fraga . See the List Of Municipalities In Huesca .

It has the last remaining Aragonese -speaking areas in some valleys of the Pyrenees ( Aragon River valley, Sobrarbe , western Ribagorza ). There are also several Catalan speaking areas on its eastern part (eastern Ribagorza, Litera , eastern Bajo Cinca ).

See also List Of Aragonese Comarcas .

The tallest mountain in the Pyrenees , Aneto , is also in Huesca.

The province contains the Parque Nacional Ordesa Y Monte Perdido .

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