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Teruel (Catalan: Terol [təˈɾɔl]) is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain. The capital is Teruel.

Teruel Province
Province
The Sierra Carrascosa with the Guerrero Romano rock formation near Bordón
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Spain with Teruel Province highlighted
Coordinates: 40°40′N 0°40′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Aragon
Capital	Teruel
Area
• Total	14,809 km2 (5,718 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 10th
	2.93% of Spain
Population  (2018)
• Total	134,572
• Rank	Ranked 49th
• Density	9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Demonym	Turolense

It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Castellón, Valencia (including its exclave Rincón de Ademuz), Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Zaragoza. The area of the province is 14,809 km². Its population is 134,572 (2018), of whom about a quarter live in the capital, and its population density is 9.36/km². It contains 236 municipalities, of which more than half are villages of under 200 people. Teruel is the second-least populated province of Spain, also the second smallest in population density after Soria.

The main language throughout the province is Spanish (with official status), although Catalan is spoken in a northeastern area bordering Catalonia.

Geography

This province is located in the mountainous Sistema Ibérico area. The main ranges in the province of Teruel are Sierra de la Virgen, Sierra de Santa Cruz, Sierra de Cucalón, Sierra de San Just, Sierra Carrascosa, Sierra Menera, Sierra Palomera, Sierra de Javalambre, Sierra de Gúdar, Sierra de Albarracín and the Montes Universales, among others.

Depopulation and neglect

Most of the Teruel Province has undergone massive depopulation since the middle of the 20th century. This situation is shared with other areas in Spain, particularly with those near the Iberian mountain range (much of the provinces of Soria, Guadalajara and Cuenca) and with other areas in Aragón.

The exodus from the rural mountain areas in Teruel rose after General Franco's Plan de Estabilización in 1959. The population declined steeply as people migrated towards the industrial areas and the large cities in Spain, leaving behind their small villages where living conditions were often harsh, with cold winters and very basic facilities.

As a consequence there are many ghost towns in different parts of the province.[1]

A great number of surviving towns in Teruel province have only a residual population, reviving somewhat during the summer when a few city-dwellers spend their holidays there. Other causes of the strong emigration have been the low productivity of traditional agricultural practices, like sheep and goat farming, the closing of mines, like the large Sierra Menera mine near Ojos Negros,[2] as well as the lifestyle changes that swept over rural Spain during the second half of the 20th century.[3]

The "Teruel Exists" (Spanish: Teruel existe) movement began at the turn of the 21st century. It is a platform of provincial authorities, institutions and sympathizers seeking to reverse the long-standing neglect of this province.[4]

Population development

The historical population is given in the following chart:

Comarcas

The following Comarcas of Aragon are located in Teruel Province:

• Bajo Martín
• Jiloca
• Cuencas Mineras
• Andorra-Sierra de Arcos
• Bajo Aragón
• Comunidad de Teruel
• Maestrazgo
• Sierra de Albarracín Comarca
• Gúdar-Javalambre
• Matarranya

Notable people

• Luis Buñuel, film director from Calanda
• Gaspar Sanz, music composer from Calanda
• Antón García Abril, music composer
• Pablo Serrano, sculptor from Crivillén
• Luis Milla, retired footballer who played for CD Teruel, FC Barcelona and R. Madrid
• David Civera, light music singer
• Federico Jiménez Losantos, author, journalist and radio host
• Manuel Pizarro Moreno, businessman, politician and jurist

See also

• La Vaquilla del Ángel
• List of Aragonese comarcas
• List of municipalities in Teruel
• Lower Aragon
• Sistema Ibérico
• MotorLand Aragón

Notes and references

External links

• Teruel.org
• Teruel Info. – Caciquismo & desarrollismo – N.B. This text-only website is in Japanese. Content not clear.
• Teruel Digital
• Directory in dmoz.org
• Fundación Amantes de Teruel
• Estado de los embalses de Teruel
• Teruel.com – Tourism
• Deteruel.com — Comunidad virtual de Teruel
• El número de ancianos españoles aumenta un 20% en 13 años

На других языках

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[de] Provinz Teruel

Die Provinz Teruel umfasst den südlichen Teil der Autonomen Region Aragonien in Spanien. Sie hat eine Fläche von 14.809,29 km² und 134.137 Einwohner (2019). Mit 9,06 Einwohnern pro Quadratkilometer besitzt sie nach Soria die zweitniedrigste Bevölkerungsdichte unter allen spanischen Provinzen.

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- [en] Province of Teruel

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[ru] Теруэль (провинция)

Теруэ́ль (исп. Teruel, араг. Tergüel) — провинция на востоке Испании в составе автономного сообщества Арагон. Административный центр — Теруэль.

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