Ribera Baja del Ebro
Comarca in Aragon, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ribera Baja del Ebro is a comarca in eastern Aragon, Spain. It is part of the historical region of Lower Aragon. The most important town is Quinto.
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Ribera Baja del Ebro | |
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Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Aragon |
Province | Zaragoza |
Capital | Quinto |
Municipalities | List |
Area | |
• Total | 989.9 km2 (382.2 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,418 |
• Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Largest municipality | Quinto |
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It is located by the River Ebro about 40 km south-east of Zaragoza. The traditional economy was based on the cultivation of cereals and olive trees.[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. Sometimes it is subjected to floods caused by River Ebro.[2]