Ribagorça

Ribagorça Ribagorza / Rives Gorces
Natural region
Landscape of the region at the Isábena Valley.
Ribagorça
Coordinates: 42°11′15″N 0°20′03″E / 42.1875°N 0.334167°E / 42.1875; 0.334167Coordinates: 42°11′15″N 0°20′03″E / 42.1875°N 0.334167°E / 42.1875; 0.334167
Country	Spain
Elevation	780 m (2,560 ft)

Ribagorça (Catalan: [riβəˈɣorsə], locally: [riβaˈɣoɾsa] or Ribagorza (Spanish: [riβaˈɣorθa]); French: Rives Gorces) is a historical and natural region of Aragon and historical Catalonia. Located in the Pre-Pyrenees and Pyrenees area, most of its territory is mountainous. The region has been steadily losing population since mid 20th century.

The Noguera Ribagorçana river is named after this region.

The region is located south of the French border with the Pallars in the east and the Sobrarbe in the west. The physiography of the Ribagorça natural region includes the Ésera, Isábena and Noguera Ribagorçana river basins with their tributaries. The region encompasses as well as the mountain ranges spanning the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees area that surrounds the basins of these south-flowing rivers.

The traditional capital of the region was Benabarre (Catalan: Benavarri); according to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 1,153 inhabitants. In present times, however, the most important town of the Ribagorça is Graus with a population of 3,429 in 2014.