Tamarite de Litera Tamarit de Llitera | |
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Municipality | |
Coat of arms | |
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Coordinates: 41°52′12″N 0°26′0″E / 41.87000°N 0.43333°E / 41.87000; 0.43333 | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Aragon |
Province | Huesca |
Comarca | La Litera |
Judicial district | Monzón |
Area | |
• Total | 110.6 km (42.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,528 |
• Density | 32/km (83/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 22550 |
Tamarite de Litera, is the first major town of the comarca of La Litera in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 14,926 inhabitants. It is the capital of the comarca of La Litera. Catalan: Tamarit de Llitera.
Villages
History
The town was reconquered from the Moors by Alfonso I of Aragon in 1107.
Famous natives
- Fernando Aranda, former motorcycle champion.
- Dolores Cabrera y Heredia
See also
References
- Consejo General de Procuradores de España
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
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