Campo de Cariñena
Comarca in Aragon, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Campo de Cariñena is a comarca in central Aragon, Spain. It is located in the province of Zaragoza, in the transitional area between the Iberian System and the Ebro Valley. The most important town is Cariñena.
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Campo de Cariñena | |
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Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Aragon |
Province | Zaragoza |
Capital | Cariñena |
Municipalities | List |
Area | |
• Total | 772 km2 (298 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,987 |
• Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Largest municipality | Cariñena |
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It is a traditional wine-producing region located between rivers Jalón and Huerva. There are about 15,705 hectares of vineyards in this region.[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.