Jaca
Jaca
Chaca (Aragonese) Xaca (Aragonese) | |
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Jaca as viewed from the Rapitan fort. | |
Location of Jaca | |
| Coordinates: 42°33′N 0°33′W / 42.550°N 0.550°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Aragon |
| Province | Huesca |
| Comarca | La Jacetania |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Manuel Ramón Ipas |
| Area | |
• Total | 406.34 km2 (156.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 12,813 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CET) |
| Website | www |
Jaca (Spanish pronunciation: ['xaka]; in Aragonese: Chaca or Xaca) is a city of northeastern Spain in the province of Huesca, located near the Pyrenees and the border with France. Jaca is an ancient fort on the Aragón River, situated at the crossing of two great early medieval routes, one from Toulouse to Santiago de Compostela and Pau to Zaragoza. Jaca was the city out of which the County and Kingdom of Aragon developed. It was the first capital of the Kingdom of Aragon until 1096 and also the capital of Jacetania.