Alcalá de Gurrea is a municipality in the province of Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It is located in the comarca of Hoya de Huesca, in the northern part of the country.
According to the 2004 census conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), the municipality had a population of 292 inhabitants. This small population figure reflects the rural character typical of many municipalities in the Huesca province.
The town is situated in the Ebro River basin, in an area characterized by a semi-arid climate and agricultural land use. Its name derives from the Arabic "al-qal'a," meaning "the fortress," a legacy of the Islamic period in the Iberian Peninsula.