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Provinces of Spain
Blank Spain Map (Provinces).svg
Category Province
Location Spain
Found in Autonomous community
Created by Royal Decree (30/11/1833)
Created 1833
Number 50
Populations 95,258–6,458,684
Areas 1,980–21,766 km²
Government Provincial council
Subdivisions Municipality

Spain and its autonomous communities are divided into fifty provinces (Spanish: provincias, IPA: [pɾoˈβinθjas]; sing. provincia).[note 1] Spain's provincial system was recognized in its 1978 constitution but its origin dates back to 1833. Ceuta, Melilla and the Plazas de soberanía are not part of any provinces.




Contents






  • 1 Provincial organization


  • 2 Provinces


  • 3 See also


  • 4 Notes


  • 5 External links





Provincial organization[edit]






The layout of Spain's provinces closely follows the pattern of the territorial division of the country carried out in 1833. The only major change of provincial borders since that time has been the subdivision of the Canary Islands into two provinces rather than one.


Historically, the provinces served mainly as transmission belts for policies enacted in Madrid, as Spain was a highly centralised state for most of its modern history. The importance of the provinces has declined since the adoption of the system of autonomous communities in the period of the Spanish transition to democracy. They nevertheless remain electoral districts for national elections and as geographical references: for instance in postal addresses and telephone codes.


A small town would normally be identified as being in, say, Valladolid province rather than the autonomous community of Castile and León. The provinces were the "building-blocks" from which the autonomous communities were created. Consequently, no province is divided between more than one of these communities.


Most of the provinces—with the exception of Álava, Asturias, Biscay, Cantabria, Guipúzcoa, Balearic Islands, La Rioja, and Navarra — are named after their principal town. Only two capitals of autonomous communities — Mérida in Extremadura and Santiago de Compostela in Galicia — are not also the capitals of provinces.


Seven of the autonomous communities comprise no more than one province each: Asturias, Balearic Islands, Cantabria, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, and Navarra. These are sometimes referred to as "uniprovincial" communities.




A map of Spain's provinces.


The table below lists the provinces of Spain. For each, the capital city is given, together with an indication of the autonomous community to which it belongs and a link to a list of municipalities in the province. The names of the provinces and their capitals are ordered alphabetically according to the form in which they appear in the main Wikipedia articles describing them. Unless otherwise indicated, their Spanish language names are the same; locally valid names in Spain's other co-official languages (Asturian, Basque, Catalan, Galician) are also indicated where they differ.



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Province name
Capital
Autonomous community
Lists of municipalities

A Coruña A Coruña (Galician); La Coruña (Spanish); Corunna (English, archaic)

A Coruña (Galician); La Coruña (Spanish); Corunna (English, archaic)

Galicia Galicia

Municipalities

ÁlavaÁlava; Araba (Basque)

Vitoria-Gasteiz; Gasteiz (Basque); Vitoria (Spanish)

Basque Country Basque Country

Municipalities

AlbaceteAlbacete

Albacete

Castilla-La Mancha Castilla-La Mancha

Municipalities

AlicanteAlicante; Alacant (Catalan)

Alicante; Alacant (Catalan)

Valencian Community Valencian Community

Municipalities

Almería Almería

Almería

Andalusia Andalusia

Municipalities

AsturiasAsturias; Asturies (Asturian)

Oviedo; Uviéu (Asturian)

Asturias Asturias

Municipalities

ÁvilaÁvila

Ávila

Castilla y León Castile and León

Municipalities

BadajozBadajoz

Badajoz

Extremadura Extremadura

Municipalities

Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands; Illes Balears (Catalan); Islas Baleares (Spanish)

Palma

Balearic Islands Balearic Islands

Municipalities

BarcelonaBarcelona

Barcelona

Catalonia Catalonia

Municipalities

BiscayBiscay; Bizkaia (Basque); Vizcaya (Spanish)

Bilbao; Bilbo (Basque)

Basque Country Basque Country

Municipalities

BurgosBurgos

Burgos

Castilla y León Castile and León

Municipalities

CáceresCáceres

Cáceres

Extremadura Extremadura

Municipalities

CádizCádiz

Cádiz

Andalusia Andalusia

Municipalities

CantabriaCantabria

Santander

Cantabria Cantabria

Municipalities

Valencian CommunityCastellón; Castelló (Catalan)

Castellón de la Plana; Castelló de la Plana (Catalan)

Valencian Community Valencian Community

Municipalities

Ciudad RealCiudad Real

Ciudad Real

Castilla-La Mancha Castilla-La Mancha

Municipalities

CórdobaCórdoba

Córdoba; Cordova (English, archaic)

Andalusia Andalusia

Municipalities

CuencaCuenca

Cuenca

Castilla-La Mancha Castilla-La Mancha

Municipalities

GuipúzcoaGipuzkoa (Basque); Guipúzcoa (Spanish)

San Sebastián (Spanish); Donostia (Basque)

Basque Country Basque Country

Municipalities

GironaGirona (Catalan); Gerona (Spanish)

Girona (Catalan); Gerona (Spanish)

Catalonia Catalonia

Municipalities

GranadaGranada

Granada

Andalusia Andalusia

Municipalities

GuadalajaraGuadalajara

Guadalajara

Castilla-La Mancha Castilla-La Mancha

Municipalities

HuelvaHuelva

Huelva

Andalusia Andalusia

Municipalities

HuescaHuesca

Huesca (Spanish); Uesca (Aragonese)

Aragon Aragon

Municipalities

JaénJaén

Jaén

Andalusia Andalusia

Municipalities

La RiojaLa Rioja

Logroño

La Rioja La Rioja

Municipalities

Las PalmasLas Palmas

Las Palmas

Canary Islands Canary Islands

Municipalities

LeónLeón

León

Castilla y León Castile and León

Municipalities

Lleida Lleida (Catalan); Lérida (Spanish)

Lleida (Catalan); Lérida (Spanish)

Catalonia Catalonia

Municipalities

LugoLugo

Lugo

Galicia Galicia

Municipalities

Community of MadridMadrid

Madrid

Community of Madrid Community of Madrid

Municipalities

MálagaMálaga

Málaga

Andalusia Andalusia

Municipalities

Region of MurciaMurcia

Murcia

Region of Murcia Region of Murcia

Municipalities

NavarreNavarre; Nafarroa (Basque); Navarra (Spanish)

Pamplona; Iruña (Basque)

Navarre Navarre

Municipalities

OurenseOurense (Galician); Orense (Spanish)

Ourense (Galician); Orense (Spanish)

Galicia Galicia

Municipalities

PalenciaPalencia

Palencia

Castilla y León Castile and León

Municipalities

PontevedraPontevedra

Pontevedra

Galicia Galicia

Municipalities

SalamancaSalamanca

Salamanca

Castilla y León Castile and León

Municipalities

Santa Cruz de TenerifeSanta Cruz de Tenerife

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Canary Islands Canary Islands

Municipalities

SegoviaSegovia

Segovia

Castilla y León Castile and León

Municipalities

SevilleSeville; Sevilla (Spanish)

Seville; Sevilla (Spanish)

Andalusia Andalusia

Municipalities

SoriaSoria

Soria

Castilla y León Castile and León

Municipalities

TarragonaTarragona

Tarragona

Catalonia Catalonia

Municipalities

TeruelTeruel

Teruel

Aragon Aragon

Municipalities

ToledoToledo

Toledo

Castilla-La Mancha Castilla-La Mancha

Municipalities

Valencian CommunityValencia; València (Catalan)

Valencia; València (Catalan)

Valencia Community Valencian Community

Municipalities

ValladolidValladolid

Valladolid

Castilla y León Castile and León

Municipalities

ZamoraZamora

Zamora

Castilla y León Castile and León

Municipalities

ZaragozaZaragoza; Saragossa (English)

Zaragoza; Saragossa (English)

Aragon Aragon

Municipalities



See also[edit]



  • List of Spanish provinces by population

  • List of Spanish provinces by area

  • Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces

  • Autonomous communities of Spain

  • Comarcas of Spain

  • ISO 3166-2:ES


General:


  • Political divisions of Spain


Notes[edit]





  1. ^ In other languages of Spain:


    • Catalan províncies (IPA: [pɾuˈβinsiəs]), sing. província.


    • Galician provincias (IPA: [pɾoˈβinθjas]), sing. provincia.


    • Basque probintziak (IPA: [pɾobints̻iak], sing. probintzia.






External links[edit]








  • Maps of the provinces of Spain Maps of Spain's Provinces


  • List of municipalities of Spain listed by province from the Spanish INE (National Statistics Institute) (in Spanish)













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