Province of Teruel

The Province of Teruel (; , ) is a province of the autonomous community of Aragon in northeast Spain. The capital is the city of Teruel.

It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Castellón, Valencia (including its exclave, Rincón de Ademuz), Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Zaragoza. Its population is 136,091 across an area of , of whom about a quarter live in the capital, and its population density is 9.2/km². It contains 236 municipalities, of which more than half are villages of under 200 people. Teruel is the 2nd least populated province of Spain, and also the 2nd-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.

Geography This province is located in the mountainous Iberian System. The main ranges in the province of Teruel are Sierra de la Virgen, Sierra de Santa Cruz, Sierra de Cucalón, Sierra de San Just, Sierra Carrascosa, Sierra Menera, Sierra Palomera, Sierra de Javalambre, Sierra de Gúdar, Sierra de Albarracín and the Montes Universales, among others.

Comarcas The following Comarcas of Aragon are located in Teruel: Bajo Martín Jiloca Cuencas Mineras Andorra-Sierra de Arcos Bajo Aragón Comunidad de Teruel Maestrazgo Sierra de Albarracín Gúdar-Javalambre Matarraña

Municipalities

The province has 236 municipalities:

Ababuj Abejuela Aguatón Aguaviva Aguilar del Alfambra Alacón Alba Albalate del Arzobispo Albarracín Albentosa Alcaine Alcalá de la Selva Alcañiz Alcorisa Alfambra Aliaga Allepuz Alloza Allueva Almohaja Alobras Alpeñés Anadón Andorra Arcos de las Salinas Arens de Lledó Argente Ariño Azaila Bádenas Báguena Bañón Barrachina Bea Beceite Bello Belmonte de San José Berge Bezas Blancas Blesa Bordón Bronchales Bueña Burbáguena Cabra de Mora Calaceite Calamocha Calanda Calomarde Camañas Camarena de la Sierra Camarillas Caminreal Cantavieja Cañada de Benatanduz La Cañada de Verich Cañada Vellida Cañizar del Olivar Cascante del Río Castejón de Tornos Castel de Cabra El Castellar Castellote Castelnou Castelserás Cedrillas Celadas Cella La Cerollera La Codoñera Corbalán Cortes de Aragón Cosa Cretas Crivillén La Cuba Cubla Cucalón El Cuervo Cuevas de Almudén Cuevas Labradas Ejulve Escorihuela Escucha Estercuel Ferreruela de Huerva Fonfría Formiche Alto Fórnoles Fortanete Foz-Calanda La Fresneda Frías de Albarracín Fuenferrada Fuentes Calientes Fuentes Claras Fuentes de Rubielos Fuentespalda Galve Gargallo Gea de Albarracín La Ginebrosa Griegos Guadalaviar Gúdar Híjar Hinojosa de Jarque La Hoz de la Vieja Huesa del Común La Iglesuela del Cid Jabaloyas Jarque de la Val Jatiel Jorcas Josa Lagueruela Lanzuela Libros Lidón Linares de Mora Lledó Loscos Maicas Manzanera Martín del Río Mas de las Matas La Mata de los Olmos Mazaleón Mezquita de Jarque Mirambel Miravete de la Sierra Molinos Monforte de Moyuela Monreal del Campo Monroyo Montalbán Monteagudo del Castillo Monterde de Albarracín Mora de Rubielos Moscardón Mosqueruela Muniesa Noguera de Albarracín Nogueras Nogueruelas Obón Odón Ojos Negros Olba Oliete Los Olmos Orihuela del Tremedal Orrios Palomar de Arroyos Pancrudo Las Parras de Castellote Peñarroya de Tastavins Peracense Peralejos Perales del Alfambra Pitarque Plou El Pobo La Portellada Pozondón Pozuel del Campo La Puebla de Híjar La Puebla de Valverde Puertomingalvo Ráfales Rillo Riodeva Ródenas Royuela Rubiales Rubielos de la Cérida Rubielos de Mora Salcedillo Saldón Samper de Calanda San Agustín San Martín del Río Santa Cruz de Nogueras Santa Eulalia del Campo Sarrión Segura de los Baños Seno Singra Terriente Teruel Toril y Masegoso Tormón Tornos Torralba de los Sisones Torre de Arcas Torre de las Arcas Torre del Compte Torre los Negros Torrecilla de Alcañiz Torrecilla del Rebollar Torrelacárcel Torremocha de Jiloca Torres de Albarracín Torrevelilla Torrijas Torrijo del Campo Tramacastiel Tramacastilla Tronchón Urrea de Gaén Utrillas Valacloche Valbona Valdealgorfa Valdecuenca Valdelinares Valdeltormo Valderrobres Valjunquera El Vallecillo Veguillas de la Sierra Villafranca del Campo Villahermosa del Campo Villanueva del Rebollar de la Sierra Villar del Cobo Villar del Salz Villarluengo Villarquemado Villarroya de los Pinares Villastar Villel Vinaceite Visiedo Vivel del Río Martín La Zoma

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 136,091, of which 51.0% are male, and 49.0% are female. Minors make up 15.5% of the population, and seniors make up 24.7%.

Most of Teruel Province has undergone massive depopulation since the middle of the 20th century. This situation is shared with other areas in Spain, particularly with those near the Iberian System (much of the provinces of Soria, Guadalajara and Cuenca), and with other areas in Aragon.

The exodus from the rural mountain areas in Teruel rose after Francisco Franco's in 1959. The population declined steeply as people migrated towards the industrial areas and large cities in Spain, leaving behind their small villages where living conditions were often harsh, with cold winters and very basic facilities.

As a consequence there are many ghost towns in different parts of the province.Pueblos deshabitados – Collado de la Grulla (Teruel)

A great number of surviving towns in Teruel have only a residual population, reviving somewhat during the summer when a few city-dwellers spend their holidays there. Other causes of the strong emigration are the low productivity of traditional agricultural practices, like sheep and goat farming, the closing of mines, like the large Sierra Menera mine near Ojos Negros,La Compañía Minera de Sierra Menera. Breve historia as well as the lifestyle changes that swept over rural Spain during the second half of the 20th century.Despoblación en Aragon

The Teruel Exists () movement began at the turn of the 21st century. It is a platform of provincial authorities, institutions and sympathizers seeking to reverse the long-standing neglect of the province.Teruel existe

Immigration As of 2025, immigrants make up 16.2% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Morocco, Romania, Colombia, Venezuela, and Cuba.

Notable people Luis Buñuel, film director from Calanda Gaspar Sanz, music composer from Calanda Antón García Abril, music composer Pablo Serrano, sculptor from Crivillén Luis Milla, retired footballer who played for CD Teruel, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid David Civera, light music singer Federico Jiménez Losantos, author, journalist and radio host Manuel Pizarro Moreno, businessman, politician and jurist

Province of Teruel

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