Jaca

Jaca Chaca (Aragonese) Xaca (Aragonese)
Jaca as viewed from the Rapitan fort.
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Jaca
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Coordinates: 42°33′N 0°33′W / 42.550°N 0.550°W / 42.550; -0.550
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Aragon
Province	Huesca
Comarca	La Jacetania
Government
• Mayor	Juan Manuel Ramón Ipas
Area
• Total	406.34 km2 (156.89 sq mi)
Elevation	820 m (2,690 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	12,813
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CET)
Website	www.jaca.es

Jaca (Spanish pronunciation: ['xaka]; in Aragonese: Chaca or Xaca^[2]) is a city of northeastern Spain in the province of Huesca, located near the Pyrenees and the border with France. Jaca is an ancient fort on the Aragón River, situated at the crossing of two great early medieval routes, one from Toulouse to Santiago de Compostela and Pau to Zaragoza. Jaca was the city out of which the County and Kingdom of Aragon developed. It was the first capital of the Kingdom of Aragon until 1096 and also the capital of Jacetania.