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Campo de Belchite

Coordinates: 40°50′N 0°48′W / 40.833°N 0.800°W / 40.833; -0.800
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Campo de Belchite
Flag of Campo de Belchite
Coat of arms of Campo de Belchite
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
ProvinceZaragoza
Area
 • Total
1,043.8 km2 (403.0 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
5,282
 • Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityBelchite
Ruins of Belchite old village

Campo de Belchite is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. It is located in Zaragoza Province, in the transitional area between the Iberian System and the Ebro Valley. The administrative capital is Belchite, with 1,647 inhabitants the largest town of the comarca.

Some municipal terms of Campo de Belchite are part of the historical region of Lower Aragon.

This comarca was the scenario of violent battles during the Spanish Civil War (1936 - 1939) between fascist troops supporting general Franco and the loyalist Spanish Republican armies.

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40°50′N 0°48′W / 40.833°N 0.800°W / 40.833; -0.800