Teruel (province)
| Teruel Province | |||
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The Sierra Carrascosa with the Guerrero Romano rock formation near Bordón
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 Map of Spain with Teruel Province highlighted |
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| Coordinates: 40°40′N 0°40′W / 40.667°N 0.667°WCoordinates: 40°40′N 0°40′W / 40.667°N 0.667°W | |||
| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous community |
 Aragon
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| Capital | Teruel | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 14,809 km2 (5,718 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | Ranked 10 | ||
| 2.93% of Spain | |||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 138,686 | ||
| • Rank | Ranked 49 | ||
| • Density | 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Turolense | ||
| Official language(s) | Spanish | ||
| Parliament | Cortes Generales | ||
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Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain. The capital is Teruel.
It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Castellón, Valencia (including its exclave Rincón de Ademuz), Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Zaragoza. The area of the province is 14,809 km². Its population is 138,686 (2003), of whom about a quarter live in the capital, and its population density is 9.36/km². It contains 236 municipalities, of which more than half are villages of under 200 people.
The main language throughout the province is Spanish (with official status), although Catalan is spoken in the comarca of Matarranya.
This province is located in the mountainous Sistema Ibérico area. The main ranges in the province of Teruel are Sierra de la Virgen, Sierra de Santa Cruz, Sierra de Cucalón, Sierra de San Just, Sierra Carrascosa, Sierra Menera, Sierra Palomera, Sierra de Javalambre, Sierra de Gúdar, Sierra de Albarracín and the Montes Universales, among others.
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