Ateca

Ateca, Spain
Flag of Ateca, Spain
Coat of arms of Ateca, Spain
Ateca, Spain is located in Aragon
Ateca, Spain
Ateca, Spain
Ateca, Spain is located in Spain
Ateca, Spain
Ateca, Spain
Ateca, Spain is located in Europe
Ateca, Spain
Ateca, Spain
Coordinates: 41°20′N 1°47′W / 41.333°N 1.783°W / 41.333; -1.783
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
ProvinceZaragoza
MunicipalityAteca
Area
 • Total84 km2 (32 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,793
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitehttp://www.aytoateca.es/

Ateca is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. At the time of the 2015 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 1,969.

The River Jalón is joined by the River Piedra and the River Manubles at Ateca.

The town was home to a Cadbury factory, until it closed down in 2013.[2]

Ateca is twinned with Lézat-sur-Lèze in France. The Seat Ateca SUV takes its name from this area.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "El cierre de la planta de Cadbury en Ateca deja en la calle a 107 trabajadores". Heraldo (in Spanish). 25 April 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2016.