Jiloca Comarca is a

comarca A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ...

Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and ; ) is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces of Spain, ...

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. It is located in

Teruel Province Teruel ( Catalan: ''Terol'' ) is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain. The capital is Teruel. It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Castellón, Valencia (including its exclave Rincón de Ademuz), Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Z ...

, in the

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area. Its capital is

Calamocha Calamocha is a town and municipality of Teruel province in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. In 2015 the municipality had a population of 4,417 inhabitants. Calamocha is the administrative centre of the Aragonese ''comarca'' of Jiloca ...

and it was formerly known as ''Comarca de Calamocha''. The

Jiloca River The Jiloca () is a river in Aragón, Spain, a tributary of the river Jalón, and part of the watershed of the Ebro basin. The course of the river runs through the provinces of Teruel and Zaragoza. It has a length of and an average flow rate of ...

gives its name to this

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-producing comarca.Ribera del Jiloca
/ref> The main mountain ranges in the area are

Sierra Palomera Sierra (Spanish for "mountain range" or "mountain chain" and "saw", from Latin '' serra'') may refer to the following: Places Mountains and mountain ranges * Sierra de Juárez, a mountain range in Baja California, Mexico * Sierra de las Nieves ...

Sierra de Cucalón Sierra de Cucalón is a long system of mountain ranges in Aragon, Spain, located between the comarcas of Jiloca and Cuencas Mineras. Geography These mountains are part of the Iberian System and are often covered with snow in the winter. Rivers ...

Sierra Menera Sierra Menera is a long mountain range in the southwestern end of the Iberian System. Administratively the Sierra Menera belongs to the Sierra de Albarracín, Jiloca and Comunidad de Teruel, comarcas of Aragon, as well as to the Province of G ...

and Sierra de Santa Cruz- Valdelacasa.

Municipalities

Allueva, Bádenas,

Báguena Báguena is a municipality in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality had a population of 416 inhabitants. See also * List of municipalities in Teruel This is a list of the municipalities in t ...

, Bañón, Barrachina, Bea, Bello, Blancas, Bueña, Burbáguena,

, Caminreal, Castejón de Tornos,

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, Cucalón, Ferreruela de Huerva, Fonfría, Fuentes Claras, Lagueruela, Lanzuela, Loscos, Monforte de Moyuela, Monreal del Campo, Nogueras,

Odón Odón is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 259 inhabitants. See also * List of municipalities in Teruel This is a list of the municipaliti ...

, Ojos Negros, Peracense, Pozuel del Campo, Rubielos de la Cérida, San Martín del Río, Santa Cruz de Nogueras, Singra, Tornos, Torralba de los Sisones, Torrecilla del Rebollar,

Torre los Negros Torre los Negros is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 94 inhabitants. See also * List of municipalities in Teruel This is a list of the mun ...

, Torrijo del Campo, Villafranca del Campo, Villahermosa del Campo, Villar del Salz

References

External links

Comarca del Jiloca official page
Comarcas of Aragon Geography of the Province of Teruel {{Teruel-geo-stub