Provinces of Spain
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In addition to its autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces.
Formerly of greater importance, since the arrival of the autonomous community system the provinces have had fewer powers. They are still used as electoral districts, in postal addresses, phone codes, and as geographical referents. (A small town would be identified as being in Valladolid province rather than as being in Castile and Leon, for example.)
Most of the provinces are named after their principal town with the exception of Araba/Álava, Asturias, Bizkaia/Vizcaya, Cantabria, Gipuzkoa/Gipúzcoa, Illes Balears/Islas Baleares, La Rioja and Nafarroa/Navarra. There are only two cities that are capitals of autonomous communities without being capitals of provinces: Mérida in Extremadura and Santiago de Compostela in Galicia.
Seven autonomous communities are composed of only one province: Asturias, Balearic Islands, Cantabria, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, and Navarre.
The table below lists the provinces of Spain. For each, the capital city is given, along with the autonomous community it is a part of, and a link to a list of
municipalities in the province. Where local place names differ from the Spanish, both are given (even if one of the names is not official), with the Spanish form first.
| Province name | Capital | Autonomous community | Lists of municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Álava (in Spanish); Araba (in Basque) | Vitoria (in Spanish); Gasteiz (in Basque) | Basque Country | Municipalities |
| Albacete | Albacete | Castile-La Mancha | Municipalities |
| Alicante (in Spanish); Alacant (in Catalan) | Alicante (in Spanish); Alacant (in Catalan) | Valencian Community | Municipalities |
| Almería | Almería | Andalusia | Municipalities |
| Asturias | Oviedo | Asturias | Municipalities |
| Ávila | Ávila | Castile and León | Municipalities |
| Badajoz | Badajoz | Extremadura | Municipalities |
| Baleares (in Spanish); Illes Balears (in Catalan) Balearic Islands is the English name for this province |
Palma de Mallorca | Balearic Islands | Municipalities |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Catalonia | Municipalities |
| Vizcaya (in Spanish); Bizkaia (in Basque); Biscay is the English name for this province |
Bilbao (in Spanish); Bilbo (in Basque) | Basque Country | Municipalities |
| Burgos | Burgos | Castile and León | Municipalities |
| Cáceres | Cáceres | Extremadura | Municipalities |
| Cádiz | Cádiz | Andalusia | Municipalities |
| Cantabria | Santander | Cantabria | Municipalities |
| Castellón (in Spanish); Castelló (in Catalan) | Castellón de la Plana (in Spanish); Castelló de la Plana (in Catalan) | Valencian Community | Municipalities |
| Ciudad Real | Ciudad Real | Castile-La Mancha | Municipalities |
| Córdoba | Córdoba | Andalusia | Municipalities |
| Cuenca | Cuenca | Castile-La Mancha | Municipalities |
| Gerona (in Spanish); Girona (in Catalan) | Gerona (in Spanish); Girona (in Catalan) | Catalonia | Municipalities |
| Granada | Granada | Andalusia | Municipalities |
| Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Castile-La Mancha | Municipalities |
| Guipúzcoa (in Spanish); Gipuzkoa (in Basque); | San Sebastián (in Spanish); Donostia (in Basque) | Basque Community | Municipalities |
| Huelva | Huelva | Andalusia | Municipalities |
| Huesca | Huesca | Aragon | Municipalities |
| Jaén | Jaén | Andalusia | Municipalities |
| La Coruña (in Spanish); A Coruña (in Galician); Corunna is also used in English |
La Coruña (in Spanish); A Coruña (in Galician); Corunna is also used in English |
Galicia | Municipalities |
| La Rioja | Logroño | La Rioja | Municipalities |
| León | León | Castile and León | Municipalities |
| Lérida (in Spanish); Lleida (in Catalan) | Lérida (in Spanish); Lleida (in Catalan) | Catalonia | Municipalities |
| Lugo | Lugo | Galicia | Municipalities |
| Madrid | Madrid | Madrid | Municipalities |
| Málaga | Málaga | Andalusia | Municipalities |
| Murcia | Murcia | Region of Murcia | Municipalities |
| Navarra (in Spanish); Nafarroa (in Basque); Navarre is the English name for this province |
Pamplona (in Spanish); Iruña (in Basque) | Navarre | Municipalities |
| Orense (in Spanish); Ourense (in Galician) | Orense (in Spanish); Ourense (in Galician) | Galicia | Municipalities |
| Palencia | Palencia | Castile and León | Municipalities |
| Las Palmas | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Canary Islands | Municipalities |
| Pontevedra | Pontevedra | Galicia | Municipalities |
| Salamanca | Salamanca | Castile and León | Municipalities |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Canary Islands | Municipalities |
| Segovia | Segovia | Castile and León | Municipalities |
| Sevilla (in Spanish); Seville is the English name for this province |
Sevilla (in Spanish); Seville is the English name for this city |
Andalusia | Municipalities |
| Soria | Soria | Castile and León | Municipalities |
| Tarragona | Tarragona | Catalonia | Municipalities |
| Teruel | Teruel | Aragon | Municipalities |
| Toledo | Toledo | Castile-La Mancha | Municipalities |
| Valencia (in Spanish); València (in Catalan) | Valencia (in Spanish); València (in Catalan) | Valencian Community | Municipalities |
| Valladolid | Valladolid | Castile and León | Municipalities |
| Zamora | Zamora | Castile and León | Municipalities |
| Zaragoza (in Spanish); Saragossa is also used in English |
Zaragoza (in Spanish); Saragossa is also used in English |
Aragon | Municipalities |
See also
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Comarcas of Spain
- List of municipalities of Spain
- List of Spanish provinces by coastline
External links
- 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) (Spanish)
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