Alcañiz

Alcañiz
Alcañiz
Location of Alcañiz within Aragon
Alcañiz
Location of Alcañiz withinSpain
Coordinates: 41°3′4″N 0°8′1″W / 41.05111°N 0.13361°W / 41.05111; -0.13361
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
ProvinceTeruel
ComarcaBajo Aragón
Judicial districtAlcañiz
Government
  Mayor
(2019– )
Ignacio Urquizu Sancho (PSOE-Aragón)
Area
  Total
472.12 km2 (182.29 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2019)
  Total
15 947
DemonymAlcañizano
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
44600
Websitealcaniz.es

Alcañiz (Spanish: [alkaˈɲiθ] ) is a town and municipality of Teruel province in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. The town is located on the banks of the river Guadalope. Alcañiz is the unofficial capital of the Lower Aragon historical region. It lies some 113 km (70 mi) from Teruel, the provincial capital, and 92 km (57 mi) from Zaragoza, the capital of Aragon.

Alcañiz is the capital of the Bajo Aragón comarca and the second city in the province after Teruel.