Sallent de Gállego
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Sallent de Gállego (in Aragonese: Sallent de Galligo or Sallén de Galligo)[2][3] is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain.
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Sallent de Gállego (Spanish)
Sallent de Galligo (Aragonese) Sallén de Galligo (Aragonese) | |
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Coordinates: 42°46′19″N 0°19′58″W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Aragon |
Province | Huesca |
Comarca | Alto Gállego |
Government | |
• Mayor | José Ignacio Urieta Rodríguez |
Area | |
• Total | 162.14 km2 (62.60 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,305 m (4,281 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,463 |
• Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | Official website |
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The town is located in the central Pyrenees besides the reservoir of Lanuza on the foot of some of the highest summits of the chain, close to the border with France. It is part of the Alto Gállego comarca, and it is the capital of the Tena Valley.
These localities are also part of the municipality: Formigal, Portalet d'Aneu, Lanuza, Escarrilla, Tramacastilla and Sandiniés.