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Alcañiz
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thumb|250px|Plaza de España Alcañiz () is a town and municipality of Teruel province in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. The town is located on the banks of the river Guadalope. Alcañiz is the unofficial capital of the Lower Aragon historical region. It lies some from Teruel, the provincial capital, and from Zaragoza, the capital of Aragon.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Alcañiz
Settlement.image_flag
Bandera Alcaniz.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Coat of Arms of Alcañiz.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Spain Aragon#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Alcañiz within Aragon##Location of Alcañiz withinSpain
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Teruel
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Bajo Aragón
Settlement.subdivision_type4
Judicial district
Settlement.subdivision_name4
Alcañiz
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor (2019– )
Settlement.leader_name
Ignacio Urquizu Sancho
Settlement.leader_party
PSOE-Aragón
Settlement.area_total_km2
472.12
Settlement.elevation_m
340

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Alcañiz
Country
Spain
Located in
Teruel Province
Continent
Europe
Population
16505
Area
472.116708
Elevation
340
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Maella
Official website
www.alcaniz.es
Image
Vista general con el castillo como protagonista - Alcañiz.JPG
Dialing code
978
Licence plate code
TE
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postal code
44600
Commons category
Alcañiz
twinned administrative body
Vinaròs
native label
Alcañiz
category for people born here
Category:Births in Alcañiz
topic's main category
Category:Alcañiz
category of associated people
Category:People from Alcañiz
male population
7911
female population
8036
P8168
Svitava
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Jewish history
  • Demography
  • Climate
  • Main sights
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|250px|Plaza de España Alcañiz () is a town and municipality of Teruel province in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. The town is located on the banks of the river Guadalope. Alcañiz is the unofficial capital of the Lower Aragon historical region. It lies some from Teruel, the provincial capital, and from Zaragoza, the capital of Aragon.

Alcañiz is the capital of the Bajo Aragón comarca and the second city in the province after Teruel.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alcañiz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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