Province of Teruel

Teruel Province
The Sierra Carrascosa with the Guerrero Romano rock formation near Bordón
The Sierra Carrascosa with the Guerrero Romano rock formation near Bordón
Flag of Teruel Province
Coat of arms of Teruel Province
Map of Spain with Teruel Province highlighted
Map of Spain with Teruel Province highlighted
Coordinates: 40°40′N 0°40′W / 40.667°N 0.667°W / 40.667; -0.667
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAragon Aragon
CapitalTeruel
Area
 • Total14,809 km2 (5,718 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 10th
 2.93% of Spain
Population
 (2018)
 • Total134,572
 • RankRanked 49th
 • Density9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
DemonymTurolense

Teruel (Catalan: Terol [təˈɾɔl]) 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 Zaragoza. The area of the province is 14,809 km². Its population is 134,572 (2018), of whom about a quarter live in the capital, and its population density is 9.36/km². It contains 236 municipalities, of which more than half are villages of under 200 people. Teruel is the second-least populated province of Spain, and also the second-lowest in population density, in both counts after the province of Soria.

The main language throughout the province is Spanish (with official status), although Catalan is spoken in a northeastern area bordering Catalonia.


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