La Litera/La Llitera

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La Litera/La Llitera

Capital Binefar  Province Huesca  Largest city:  Demonym:  Population: 18,847 inhabitants.  Area: 733.9 km²  Population Density: 25.68 people/km²

Municipalities municipalities Albelda Alcampell Altorricón Azanuy-Alins Baélls Baldellou Binéfar Camporrélls Castillonroy Esplús Peralta de Calasanz San Esteban de Litera Tamarite de Litera Vencillón

La Litera/La Llitera^[1] (Aragonese: A Litera) is an Aragonese comarca in the south-east of the province of Huesca.

Its cultural capital is Tamarite de Litera, its administrative capital is Binefar and it borders the comarques of Ribagorza, Somontano de Barbastro, Cinca Medio, Bajo Cinca in Aragon and Noguera and Segrià in Catalonia.

Its west half side belongs to the Catalan-speaking strip in eastern Aragon known as La Franja.

[edit] Population centers

List of villages on the comarca: ^[2]

• Albelda

• Alcampell/el Campell

• Altorricón/el Torricó

• Azanúy-Alins

• Baélls

• Baldellou/Valdellou

• Binéfar

• Camporrélls

• Castillonroy/Castellonroi

• Esplús

• Peralta de Calasanz

• San Esteban de Litera

• Tamarite de Litera/Tamarit de Llitera

• Vencillón/Vensilló

[edit] References

1. ^ Official name as appears in the establishing law of the comarca (BOA 25/2002 12th november) (Spanish)
2. ^ "Decreto Legislativo 2/2006, de 27 de diciembre, del Gobierno de Aragón, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de la Ley de Delimitación Comarcal de Aragón.". Boletín Oficial de Aragón. 2007-12-27. http://www.boa.aragon.es/cgi-bin/BoaAA/BRSCGI?CMD=VERDOC&BASE=BOLE&PIECE=BOLE&DOCR=10&SEC=BUSQUEDA_FECHA&RNG=200&SEPARADOR=&&PUBL=20061230. Retrieved on 2008-07-23.  (Spanish)

Coordinates: 41°53.15′N 0°23.57′E / 41.88583°N 0.39283°E / 41.88583; 0.39283

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