Zaragoza, Spain
fix(markets): remove the 15-80km qualification rule from 19 profile pairs
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@ quality: stub status: active audience: customer-woodfine bcsc_class: current-fact short_description: "Aragon's regional capital, roughly 300 km from Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia alike — outside the current Top-400 qualifying band." short_description: "Aragon's regional capital, roughly 300 km from Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia alike — not among the markets published in the current Top-400 set." paired_with: markets/es-ar-zaragoza-secondary.es.md last_edited: 2026-08-26 editor: editorial --- Zaragoza, Spain's fourth most populous city, does not currently appear in the European Top-400 Regional Markets list. Its roughly equidistant position between Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, and Bilbao (all around 300 km away) places it well outside the 15–80 km suburban-regional band the qualification applies for any single metro core. Zaragoza, Spain's fourth most populous city, is not among the markets published for Europe under the confirmed 2026-08-07 dataset. Its roughly equidistant position between Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, and Bilbao — all around 300 km away — leaves it a regional capital in its own right rather than a satellite of any single metro core. ## Overview @@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ more than half of Aragon's total population. ## Regional Market Standing Zaragoza does not currently appear in the [[atlas-top-400-europe|Top 400 Regional Markets — Europe]] list. This is not a data defect; the city's roughly 300 km distance from every major Spanish metro places it outside [[about-regional-markets-system|the co-location qualification system's]] 15–80 km suburban-regional band. It functions as its own regional capital rather than a suburb of a larger metro. Europe]] list. This is not a data defect; the market is not among those published under the confirmed 2026-08-07 dataset, which selects on anchor composition rather than on distance. The city functions as its own regional capital rather than a suburb of a larger metro. ## See Also