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EspañolPROVINCES OF SPAIN
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-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.
Spanish provincial map
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.
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See also
★ Autonomous communities of Spain
★ Comarcas of Spain
★ List of municipalities of Spain
★ Maps of the provinces of Spain Maps of Spain's Provinces
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