Torla
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Torla is a municipality located in the province of Huesca
, Aragon
, Spain
. According to the 2004 census
(INE
), the municipality has a population of 315 inhabitants.
Torla borders France but lacks a road connection with it, and is a gateway to the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
in the valley of Ordesa, and to Valle de Broto. It is located northwest of the Sobrarbe region, 100 km from the capital of Huesa and can only be accessed by the N-260 from Broto or from Biescas through the port of Cotefablo (1,423 m.).
In summer, when access to the valley of Ordesa in Torla is restricted for private vehicles, buses are arranged through the park to climb to the meadow of Ordesa.
Torla is located in the glacial valley of the River Ara, after the confluence of the valleys of Bujaruelo and Ordesa , assuming that the glacier tongue reached Asin Broto, with more than 30 km in total. The Ara is said to be the only river of any importance in Spain that is not dammed by the human hand throughout the its 70km course to its confluence with the River Cinca in Ainsa.
Huesca (province)
Huesca , officially Huesca/Uesca, is a province of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées...
, Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
, Spain
Spain
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. According to the 2004 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
(INE
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)
The National Institute of Statistics is the official organisation in Spain that collects statistics about demography, economy, and Spanish society. Every 10 years, this organisation conducts a national census. The last census took place in 2001....
), the municipality has a population of 315 inhabitants.
Torla borders France but lacks a road connection with it, and is a gateway to the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park is an IUCN Category II National Park situated in the Pyrenees of Huesca province, Aragon, Spain. There has been a National Park in the Ordesa Valley since 1918. Its protected area was enlarged in 1982 to cover the whole region amounting to 156.08 km².It has...
in the valley of Ordesa, and to Valle de Broto. It is located northwest of the Sobrarbe region, 100 km from the capital of Huesa and can only be accessed by the N-260 from Broto or from Biescas through the port of Cotefablo (1,423 m.).
In summer, when access to the valley of Ordesa in Torla is restricted for private vehicles, buses are arranged through the park to climb to the meadow of Ordesa.
Torla is located in the glacial valley of the River Ara, after the confluence of the valleys of Bujaruelo and Ordesa , assuming that the glacier tongue reached Asin Broto, with more than 30 km in total. The Ara is said to be the only river of any importance in Spain that is not dammed by the human hand throughout the its 70km course to its confluence with the River Cinca in Ainsa.