Huesca/Uesca Province | |
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 The Marboré lake with the Monte Perdido and the Cilindro de Marboré in the background | |
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 Map of Spain with Huesca/Uesca Province highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 42°10′N 0°10′W / 42.167°N 0.167°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Aragon |
| Capital | Huesca |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,626 km2 (6,033 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 6th |
| 3.10% of Spain | |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 219,345 |
| • Rank | Ranked 43rd |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Oscense |
| Language(s) | Spanish, Aragonese, Catalan |
Huesca (Aragonese: Uesca; Catalan: Osca), officially Huesca/Uesca,[1] is a province of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.
Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French departments of Haute-Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and Hautes-Pyrénées. Within Spain, Huesca's neighboring provinces are Navarre, Zaragoza, and Lleida.
- ^ "Nombre oficial de la ciudad según la ley de creación de la comarca de Hoya de Huesca/Plana de Uesca - (BOA 27/2002, 26 de noviembre)". Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2011-06-11.