Monegros

Monegros
Coordinates: 41°47′N 0°10′W / 41.783°N 0.167°W / 41.783; -0.167
Country Spain
Autonomous communityAragon
ProvinceHuesca
CapitalSariñena
Municipalities
Area
 • Total
2,764.9 km2 (1,067.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
20,376
 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Typical landscape of the Monegros near Leciñena.

Los Monegros is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. It is located within the provinces of Zaragoza and Huesca. The area is prone to chronic droughts, and much of the area is a natural region made up of badlands.

Los Monegros borders seven comarcas: Hoya de Huesca to the North; Somontano de Barbastro, Cinca Medio, and Bajo Cinca to the East; Zaragoza to the West; and Ribera Baja del Ebro and Bajo Aragón-Caspe to the South.


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