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Mequinenza
Mequinenza Mequinensa | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Mequinenza Location in Aragon  Mequinenza Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 41°22′0″N 0°18′0″E / 41.36667°N 0.30000°E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community |  Aragon |
| Province | Zaragoza |
| Comarca | Bajo Cinca/Baix Cinca |
| Area | |
• Total | 307.2 km2 (118.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 2,301 |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | mequinensa |
Mequinenza (Spanish: [mekiˈnenθa]) or Mequinensa (Catalan: [mekiˈnɛnsa]) is a town and municipality of the province of Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It is located beside the river Segre, close to its confluence with the river Ebro between the Mequinenza Dam and Riba-roja reservoir.
Its reservoir, known also as Mar de Aragón, built between 1957 and 1964, has a capacity of 1,530,000,000 m3 and is one of the largest in the country. It has a regatta field for rowing and canoeing considered one of the best in Europe for its excellent accessibility and its stable level of water. San Blas and Santa Águeda Festivities take place in February and are considered a Festival of Tourist Interest in Aragon.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.