Chía, Aragon
Chía is a small town in the eastern Pyrenees, in Aragon, Spain; it is a municipality in the Huesca province.[3]
Municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 42°31′15″N 0°27′57″E / 42.52083°N 0.46583°ECoordinates: 42°31′15″N 0°27′57″E / 42.52083°N 0.46583°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Aragon |
| Province | Huesca |
| Comarca | Ribagorza |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Enrique Barrau Pallaruelo (PP de Aragón) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.95 km2 (10.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,195 m (3,921 ft) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 97 |
| • Density | 3.738/km2 (9.68/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 22465 |
People in this region speak patués, a dialect of the eastern Aragonese language.
Geography
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Chía is in the Benasque Valley, on the foot of the Sierra de Chía, a short mountain range in the Pyrenees.[4] It is about 114 km (70.8 mi) from Huesca, the capital city of the Huesca province.
The mean yearly temperature is 9.5 °C (49.1 °F) and the mean yearly rainfall is 1,200 mm (47.2 in).[3]
Buildings
- Saint Martin of Chía church, a small church with a Romanesque style of the 12th-13th centuries.
- Saint Vincent church, also with a Romanesque style but it was changed a lot during the 18th century.[5][6]
Local holiday
References
- ↑ Zonas altimétricas por rangos en Aragón y España, y altitud de los municipios de Aragón (in es)Gobierno de Aragón. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ↑ Censos de Población y Viviendas 2011 (in es)INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chía (in es). GEA - Gran Enciclopedia AragonesaEl Periódico de Aragón. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ↑ Chía (in es). Guía de Benasque y CerlerCerler Pirineos.es. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ↑ Chía: Ermita de San Martín (in es). Rutas Románicas por el altoaragonRománico Aragonés. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ↑ Chía - Ribagorza (La) (in es). Turismo HuescaCAI Aragon Turismo. Retrieved 27 July 2013.