Hoya de Huesca / Plana de Uesca
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Hoya de Huesca (Plana de Uesca in Aragonese) is a comarca (county) in the province of Huesca (Spain).
- Capital city: Huesca, also the biggest of the 40 municipalities of the comarca.
- Surface: 2,525.60 km².
- Population: 60,525 (2002).
It occupies the central area of Somontano, between rivers Sotón and Alcanadre and Gratal and Guara mountains. Rivers Isuela, Flumen and Guatizalema also flow across its territory.
Its borderline comarcas are:
- North - Jacetania and Alto Gállego
- South - Zaragoza and Monegros
- East - Somontano de Barbastro
- West - Cinco Villas
The economy is based on agriculture and cattle raising. The industry is mainly metallurgic. Among the most important places of interest are the capital's 13th century Cathedral and the medieval town of Loarre.
The forty municipalities in Hoya de Huesca are: Agüero, Albero Alto, Alcalá de Gurrea, Alcalá del Obispo , Alerre, Almudévar, Angüés, Antillón, Argavieso, Arguis, Ayerbe, Banastás, Biscarrués, Blecua y Torres, Casbas de Huesca, Chimillas, Gurrea de Gállego, Huesca, Ibieca, Igriés, Loarre, Loporzano, Loscorrales, Lupiñén-Ortilla, Monflorite-Lascasas, Murillo de Gállego, Novales, Nueno, Las Peñas de Riglos, Pertusa, Piracés, Quicena, Salillas, Santa Eulalia de Gállego, Sesa, Siétamo, La Sotonera, Tierz, Tramaced and Vicién.
