La Puebla de Híjar | |
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| Coordinates: 41°13′N 0°26′W / 41.217°N 0.433°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Aragon |
| Province | Teruel |
| Comarca | Bajo Martín |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.78 km2 (23.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 908 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
La Puebla de Híjar is a town and municipality in the Bajo Martín comarca, Teruel province, Aragón, Spain. It has a population of 1,046, an area of 61 km² and is located near N-232 road.
This town was the starting point of an abandoned railway line known as "Ferrocarril del Val de Zafán", to Alcañiz, Tortosa and eventually Sant Carles de la Ràpita.[2] Construction work began in 1891, but the last stretch between Tortosa and Sant Carles de la Ràpita was never completed before the line was abandoned.[3]
Politics
The mayor of La Puebla de Híjar is Ms. Juana María Barreras, of the Partido Socialista Obrero Español.
The Partido Socialista Obrero Español has 5 councillors in the town's ayuntamiento, Izquierda Unida has 2, and the Partido Popular has 2.
In the 2004 Spanish General Election the Partido Socialista Obrero Español got 46.0% of the vote in La Puebla de Híjar, the Partido Popular got 31.1%, Izquierda Unida got 12.5%, the Chunta Aragonesista, 6.9% and the Partido Aragonés, 2.7%.
See also
References
- ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ↑ La construcción del Ferrocarril de Val de Zafán a Sant Carles de la Ràpita entre 1880 y 1906 Archived 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Historia de la línea de La Puebla de Híjar-Alcañiz-Tortosa-Sant Carles de la Ràpita Archived 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Página web de La Puebla de Híjar
- Ruta del Tambor y del Bombo
- Foro de La Puebla de Híjar
- Pertenece a la Comarca del Bajo Martín
