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Huesca
Uesca (Aragonese) | |
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Panoramic view from the cathedral Miguel Servet park | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Gate of the Pyrenees | |
 Location of Huesca | |
  Huesca Location of Huesca within Aragon  Huesca Huesca (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 42°8′N 0°25′W / 42.133°N 0.417°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Aragon |
| Province | Huesca |
| Comarca | Hoya de Huesca |
| Judicial district | Huesca |
| Founded by | Iberians |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Body | Ayuntamiento de Huesca |
| • Mayor | Lorena Orduna (2023) (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 161.0 km2 (62.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 488 m (1,601 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 53,956 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Oscense |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22001 - 22006 |
| Dialing code | 974 |
| Patron saints | Saint Lawrence Saint Vincent |
| Website | Official website |
Huesca (Spanish: [ˈweska]; Aragonese: Uesca) is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the autonomous community of Aragon. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon between 1096 and 1118. It is also the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and of the comarca of Hoya de Huesca. In 2009, it had a population of 52,059, almost a quarter of the total population of the province. The city is one of the smallest provincial capitals in Spain.
Huesca celebrates its main festival, the Fiestas de San Lorenzo,[2] in honor of Saint Lawrence, from 9 to 15 August.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Fiestassanlorenzo.es". Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2010-08-30.