Fraga

Municipality in Aragón, Spain

41°31′12″N 0°21′0″E / 41.52000°N 0.35000°E / 41.52000; 0.35000Country SpainAutonomous community AragónProvinceHuescaComarcaBajo CincaJudicial districtFragaGovernment • AlcaldeSantiago Burgos Sorolla (2022) (PP)Area • Total437.64 km² (168.97 sq mi)Elevation118 m (387 ft)Population • Total14,979 • Density34/km² (89/sq mi)DemonymsFragatino, -na FraguenseTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsiteOfficial website

Fraga (Spanish: [ˈfɾaɣa]; Catalan: [ˈfɾaɣɛ]) is the major town of the comarca of Bajo Cinca (Catalan: Baix Cinca) in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. It is located by the river Cinca. According to the 2014 census,^[2] the municipality has a population of 14,926 inhabitants.

King Alfonso I of Aragon died at its walls in 1134 while trying to conquer it during the Battle of Fraga. It was conquered from the Moors by the Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona in 1149.

The local language, called Fragatí, is western Catalan.

History

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  Plan of western view of Fraga circa 1779 by Bernardo Espinalt y García
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Demography

Population evolution along the years

Population trend between 1991 and 2018
1991	1996	2001	2004	2006	2013	2018
11491	11783	12100	13035	13191	14834	14979

See also

• Bajo Cinca/Baix Cinca
• Grace Fraga (Actress Comedian)
• Florida 135, oldest nightclub in Spain

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