Ribera Baja del Ebro

Comarca in Aragon, Spain

Flag of Ribera Baja del Ebro

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Coat of arms of Ribera Baja del Ebro

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SpainAutonomous community

AragonProvinceZaragozaCapitalQuintoMunicipalities

List

Alborge, Alforque, Cinco Olivas, Escatrón, Gelsa, Pina de Ebro, Quinto, Sástago, Velilla de Ebro and La Zaida

Area

• Total989.9 km² (382.2 sq mi)Population

• Total9,418 • Density9.5/km² (25/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Largest municipality Quinto

Main church in Quinto

Ribera Baja del Ebro is a comarca in eastern Aragon, Spain. It is part of the historical region of Lower Aragon. The most important town is Quinto.

It is located by the River Ebro about 40 km south-east of Zaragoza. The traditional economy was based on the cultivation of cereals and olive trees.^[1]

This comarca has a dry, continental climate, with marked seasonal changes, the summers are hot and relatively short compared with the long cold winters. Sometimes it is subjected to floods caused by River Ebro.^[2]

See also

References

^ Escatrón - Ribera Baja del Ebro - Turismo Zaragoza
^ Heraldo - El Ebro anega parte de la Ribera Baja al ceder de nuevo la mota de Villafranca Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ribera Baja del Ebro.

Comarca de Ribera Baja del Ebro - official website
Birdwatching in Monegros, Belchite steppes, Planeron, Quinto

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Comarcas of Aragon

41°25′N 0°30′E / 41.417°N 0.500°E / 41.417; 0.500

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