Tamarite de Litera Tamarit de Llitera
Municipality
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 41°52′12″N 0°26′0″E / 41.87000°N 0.43333°E / 41.87000; 0.43333
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Aragon
Province	Huesca
Comarca	La Litera
Judicial district	Monzón[1]
Area
• Total	110.6 km2 (42.7 sq mi)
Elevation	360 m (1,180 ft)
Population  (2018)[2]
• Total	3,528
• Density	32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22550

Tamarite de Litera, is the first major town of the comarca of La Litera in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2014 census,^[3] the municipality has a population of 14,926 inhabitants. It is the capital of the comarca of La Litera. Catalan: Tamarit de Llitera.

Villages

• Tamarite de Litera.
• Algayón.
• La Melusa.

History

The town was reconquered from the Moors by Alfonso I of Aragon in 1107.

Famous natives

• Fernando Aranda, former motorcycle champion.
• Dolores Cabrera y Heredia

See also

• La Franja

References

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