Campo de Borja

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Campo de Borja
Borja5.jpg
View of Borja, the town that gives its name to the comarca
Localizacion de Campo de Borja (Aragon).svg
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Flag of Aragon.svg  Aragon
Province Zaragoza
Capital Borja
Government
  PresidentSergio Pérez Pueyo
Area
  Total690.5 km2 (266.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total15,517
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipality Borja

Campo de Borja is a comarca (district) in Aragon, Spain. It is located in the province of Zaragoza, in a transition area between the Iberian System of mountain ranges and the Ebro Valley. Its capital is Borja. [1]

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It is a wine-producing comarca, famous for its Campo de Borja wines, both red and white. [2]

Municipalities

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MunicipalityArea
(km²)
% of
total
Population
(2010)
% of
total
Altitude
(meters)
Agón 18.522.681661.07312
Ainzón 40.465.8412698.18429
Alberite de San Juan 11.231.621010.65375
Albeta 2.650.381410.91412
Ambel 61.318.863051.97575
Bisimbre 11.161.611090.70320
Borja 106.7015.41504232.49448
Bulbuente 25.523.252481.60520
Bureta 11.901.722691.73410
Fréscano 18.412.662201.42302
Fuendejalón 75.8310.959536.14472
Magallón 78.6011.3512057.77419
Maleján 2.800.403442.22472
Mallén 37.425.41370423.87293
Novillas 25.273.656264.03239
Pozuelo de Aragón 32.094.543422.20412
Tabuenca 85.4912.354122.66778
Talamantes 46.906.78610.39924
Total692.2615517

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References

  1. "Comarca Borja website". Archived from the original on 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  2. "Campo de Borja (DO)". Archived from the original on 2007-05-21. Retrieved 2011-02-24.



Coordinates: 41°49′N1°32′W / 41.817°N 1.533°W / 41.817; -1.533