Gallocanta

Gallocanta
municipality
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Coordinates: 41°00′N1°30′W / 41.000°N 1.500°W / 41.000; -1.500
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Aragon
Province	Zaragoza
Comarca	Campo de Daroca
Area
• Total	29 km2 (11 sq mi)
Population  (2018) [1]
• Total	154
• Density	5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Gallocanta is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 158 inhabitants.

Just to the south of the village is the Laguna de Gallocanta, an endorheic lake.

Gallocanta lake

Main article: Laguna de Gallocanta

The lake of Gallocanta is situated on a high continental plain at an altitude of just over 1,000m. It is a purely rain-fed lagoon which is largely dependent on autumn and spring rains if it is to maintain much water into the hot summer months.

Apart from being the most important single stopover site for migrating Common Crane in Spain, it holds an interesting array of wetland birds when its water level permits, while its shores are visited by steppeland birds and raptors. The European Union has designated it as a Special Protection Area.

See also

• List of municipalities in Zaragoza

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

External links

• Media related to Gallocanta at Wikimedia Commons
• Hear the sounds the Cranes make at Gallocanta