León (province)
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| Capital | León, Spain | ||||
| Official language(s) | Spanish | ||||
| Area – Total – % of Spain |
Ranked 7th 15,581 km² 3.08% |
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| Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density |
Ranked 30th 496,655 1.13% 31.87/km² |
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| Demonym – English – Spanish |
Leonese Leonés/Leonesa |
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| Autonomous Community | Castilla y León | ||||
| Government | Diputación de León | ||||
| President | Francisco J. García Prieto | ||||
| http://www.dipuleon.es | |||||
León is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
About one quarter of its population of 496,655 (2005) lives in the capital, León. The weather is cold and dry during the winter.
There are Roman Catholic cathedrals at León and Astorga. The province shares the Parque Nacional Picos de Europa (in the Picos de Europa mountain range) with Cantabria and Asturias. It has 211 municipalities.
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The Flags of the World website shows the Spanish province of Leon as having a flag that is a much brighter shade of rose than the representation at right. [1]
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