Ejea de los Caballeros

Ejea de los Caballeros
Exeya d'os Caballers (Aragonese)
Church of the Saint Savior
Church of the Saint Savior
Coat of arms of Ejea de los Caballeros
Nickname: 
Ejea
Ejea de los Caballeros is located in Aragon
Ejea de los Caballeros
Ejea de los Caballeros
Location in Spain
Ejea de los Caballeros is located in Spain
Ejea de los Caballeros
Ejea de los Caballeros
Ejea de los Caballeros (Spain)
Ejea de los Caballeros is located in Europe
Ejea de los Caballeros
Ejea de los Caballeros
Ejea de los Caballeros (Europe)
Coordinates: 42°7′45″N 1°8′14″W / 42.12917°N 1.13722°W / 42.12917; -1.13722
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
ProvinceZaragoza
ComarcaCinco Villas
VillagesEjea de los Caballeros, Bardenas, El Bayo, El Sabinar, Farasdués, Pinsoro, Rivas, Santa Anastasia, Valareña
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • BodyAyuntamiento de Ejea de los Caballeros
 • MayorTeresa Ladrero (PSOE)
Area
 • Total609.92 km2 (235.49 sq mi)
Elevation
318 m (1,043 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total16,605
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Demonymsejeano (m), ejeana (f)
Postal code
50600
Websitewww.ejea.es

Ejea de los Caballeros (Spanish: [eˈxea ðe los kaβaˈʎeɾos]; Aragonese: Exeya d'os Caballers), commonly known simply as Ejea, is a town and municipality in the province of Zaragoza, part of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It is one of the five main towns in the Comarca de las Cinco Villas (lit.'Shire of the Five Villages'), along with Sos del Rey Católico, Uncastillo, Sádaba, and Tauste.

The town became part of the medieval Kingdom of Aragon in 1105 during the Spanish Reconquista, as Muslim rule in the region was receding.

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