The 1833 territorial division of Spain divided the country into provinces, in turn classified into “historic regions” (Spanish: regiones históricas). This division was followed (helped by the enforcing of the 1834 Royal Statute) by the ensuing creation of provincial deputations, the government institutions for most of the provinces, remaining up to this date. Nearly all of the provinces retain roughly or precisely
The 1822 territorial division of Spain was a rearrangement of the territory of Spain into various provinces, enacted briefly during the Trienio Liberal of 1820–1823. It is remembered today largely as a precursor to the similar 1833 territorial division of Spain; the provinces established in the latter remain, by and large, the basis for the present-day division of Spain into provinces. Contents 1Background
List of Spanish provinces by: This is a list of flags of provinces of Spain. The flags are listed per autonomous community. Contents 1Andalusia 2Aragon 3Asturias 4Balearic Islands 5Basque Country 6Canary Islands 7Cantabria 8Castile and León 9Castilla-La Mancha 10Catalonia 11Extremadura 12Galicia 13La Rioja 14Community of Madrid 15Region of Murcia 16Navarre 17Valencian Community 18Historical 19Footnotes 20See also Andalusia Flag of Almería Flag
Contents 1Autonomous communities 2Provinces 3See also 4References Autonomous communities Rank as of 2014 Rank as of 2010 Autonomous community or city Population estimate for January 1, 2014 Population estimate for January 1, 2010 Percent of total Spanish population[1] 1 1 Andalusia 8,388,875 8,276,017 18.04% 2 2 Catalonia 7,518,903 7,463,471 15.94% 3 3 Community of Madrid
List of Spanish provinces; the initial order is by sequence counter-clockwise (i.e. from the junction of the Atlantic coast and the border with France, by sea to the junction of the Mediterranean coast and the border with France). Province Coastline (km) Sequence Guipúzcoa 66 1 Vizcaya 154 2 Cantabria 284 3 Asturias 401 4 Lugo 144
This is a list of the provinces of Spain in order of area. Rank Province Area (km²) Autonomous community 1 Badajoz 21,766 Extremadura 2 Cáceres 19,868 Extremadura 3 Ciudad Real 19,813 Castilla-La Mancha 4 Zaragoza 17,274 Aragon 5 Cuenca 17,140 Castilla-La Mancha 6 Huesca 15,636 Aragon 7 León 15,581 Castile and León 8 Toledo 15,370 Castilla-La Mancha 9
ISO 3166-2:ES is the entry for Spain in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. Currently for Spain, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two levels of subdivisions: 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities in North Africa 50 provinces Each code consists of two parts,
A province in Spain is a territorial division defined as a collection of municipalities, although their origin dates back to 1833 with a similar predecessor from 1822 (during the Trienio Liberal) and with roots in the Napoleonic division of Spain into 84 prefectures in 1810. In addition to their political function, provinces are commonly used today as geographical references for example
The Provinces of Spain are the second tier subdivisions of Spain. 1st tier: Autonomous communities 2nd tier: Provinces 3rd tier: Comarcas 4th tier: Municipios (municipalities) Subcategories This category has the following 56 subcategories, out of 56 total. Provincial Deputation Presidents of Spain (5 C, 7 P) Provinces of Spain by autonomous community (10 C) Populated places in Spain by province (48 C) * Categories by province
Lima Province is located in the central coast of Peru and is the only province in the country not belonging to any of the twenty-five regions. Its capital is Lima, which is also the nation’s capital. Despite its small area, this province is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Peruvian economy. It concentrates almost one-third of the country’s population and 50% of Peru’s GDP in 2012.