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Zaragoza
(Saragossa in English) is the capital city of the autonomous region and
former kingdom of Aragon in Spain, and is located on the river Ebro, and
its tributaries the Huerva and Gállego, near the centre of the region,
in a great valley with a variety of landscapes, ranging from desert (Los
Monegros) to thick forest, meadows and mountains.
According
to data from Zaragoza council from 1 January 2004, the population of the
city of Zaragoza was 641,581. The population of the metropolitan area was
estimated in 2003 at 656,922 inhabitants, ranking fifth in Spain. The municipality
is home to more than 50% of the Aragon population. The city is 199 metres
above sea level, and constitutes a crossroads between Madrid, Barcelona,
Valencia and Bilbao, all about 300 kilometres (200 miles) from Zaragoza. |
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