Torres de Berrellén is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1450 inhabitants. Its population density is 28,08 inhabitants per square kilometre (70/sq mi).
Torres de Berrellén, Spain | |
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 Town hall | |
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  Torres de Berrellén, Spain | |
| Coordinates: 41°45′N 1°04′W / 41.750°N 1.067°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Aragon |
| Province | Zaragoza |
| Municipality | Torres de Berrellén |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54 km2 (21 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,446 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Geography edit
Torres de Berellén is located by where the river Jalón becomes a tributary of the main Ebro river. The town belongs to the province of Zaragoza, and it borders Tauste and Pradilla de Ebro north; Remolinos, Alcalá de Ebro and Cabañas de Ebro west; Alagón and La Joyosa south and Sobradiel and Zaragoza east.
Politics edit
Election results edit
| Party | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSOE | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| PP | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| IU | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| PAR | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| CHA | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Demography edit
Demographic evolution of Torres de Berrellén edit
| 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301 | 1595 | 1734 | 1573 | 1703 | 1768 | 1625 | 1491 | 1438 | 1402 | 1418 | 1449 | 1523 |
History edit
The town's name has its origins in a local word for agriculture houses (torres), which started to being built in this place in the 12th century by people from El Castellar.
Twin cities edit
References edit
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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