Zaragoza

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Zaragoza Saragossa
Municipality
From top to bottom: Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, La Seo, La Seo exterior, La Aljafería Palace, Building, Torre del agua, Centro Comercial Gran Casa y WTCZ
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  The Florence of Spain[1]
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Coordinates: 41°39′N 0°53′W / 41.650°N 0.883°W / 41.650; -0.883
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Aragon
Province	Zaragoza
Comarca	Zaragoza
Districts	Centro, Casco Histórico, Delicias, Universidad, San José, Las Fuentes, La Almozara, Oliver-Valdefierro, Torrero-La Paz, Actur-Rey Fernando, El Rabal, Casablanca, Santa Isabel, Miralbueno, Sur, Distrito Rural
Government
• Type	Ayuntamiento
• Body	Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza [es]
• Mayor	Jorge Azcón (People's Party)
Area
• Total	973.78 km2 (375.98 sq mi)
Elevation	243 m (797 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	675,301
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Zaragozan (Zaragozano) (male) (Zaragozana) (female)
Time zone	CET (GMT +1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (GMT +2)
Postal codes	50001–50022
ISO 3166-2	ES-Z
Website	www.zaragoza.es
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Zaragoza (sometimes called Saragossa in English) is the capital of Aragon, in the Ebro Valley, in the crossroad from Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid, and Bilbao. The population is 643,000. The most important monument is the Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar).

Zaragoza has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk in the Köppen climate classification) with hot summers and cool winters.

1. ↑ Martí Font, J. M. (2017). La España de las ciudades: El Estado frente a la sociedad urbana (in Spanish). ED Libros. ISBN 9788461799220.
2. ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.