Castile-Leon
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| Capital | Valladolid | ||||
| Area
- total - % of Spain |
Ranked 1st
94 223 km² 18,6% | ||||
| Population
- Total (2003) - % of Spain - Density |
Ranked 6th
2 480 369 5,9% 26,32/km² | ||||
| Demonym
- English - Spanish |
Castillian, Leonese castellano/a, leonés/leonesa | ||||
| Statute of Autonomy | March 2, 1983 | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | CL | ||||
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Parliamentary representation Congress seats Senate seats |
33 3 | ||||
| President | Juan Vicente Herrera Campo (PP) | ||||
| Junta de Castilla y León | |||||
Castile-Leon (Spanish Castilla y León) is an autonomous community of Spain, the country's largest -- in fact, it is the largest subnational political division in the European Union.
Castile-Leon is bordered to the north by Asturias and Cantabria, on the east by the Basque Country and La Rioja, to the southeast by the autonomous community of Madrid and Castile-La Mancha, to the south by Extremadura, and to the west by Portugal and Galicia.
Castile-Leon is composed of the provinces of Ávila, Burgos, León, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid, and Zamora.
The capital of Castile-Leon is Valladolid, and its best-known cities are Burgos, Salamanca, León, and Segovia.
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See also Kingdom of León.
