Jaca
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Jaca (Spanish pronunciation: ['xaka]; in Aragonese: Chaca or Xaca[2]) is a city of northeastern Spain in the province of Huesca, located near the Pyrenees and the border with France. Jaca is an ancient fort on the Aragón River, situated at the crossing of two great early medieval routes, one from Toulousse to Santiago de Compostela and Pau to Zaragoza. Jaca was the city out of which the County and Kingdom of Aragon developed. It was the capital of Aragon until 1097 and also the capital of Jacetania.
Jaca
Chaca (Aragonese) Xaca (Aragonese) | |
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 Jaca as viewed from the Rapitan fort. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Jaca Location of Jaca within Aragon  Jaca Jaca (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 42°33′N 0°33′W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Aragon |
| Province | Huesca |
| Comarca | La Jacetania |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Manuel Ramón Ipas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 406.34 km2 (156.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,813 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CET) |
| Website | www.jaca.es |