Spain

Administrative divisions

Administratively, Spain is divided into 50 provinces, grouped into 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities with high degree of autonomy.

Related Topics:
Provinces - Autonomous communities

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Autonomous communities

Main article: Autonomous communities of Spain

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Spain consists of 17 autonomous communities (comunidades autónomas) and 2 autonomous cities (ciudades autónomas; Ceuta and Melilla).

Related Topics:
Ceuta - Melilla

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• Andalusia (Andalucía)
• Aragon (Aragón)
• Principality of Asturias (Principáu d'Asturies in Asturian/Principado de Asturias in Spanish)
• Balearic Islands (Illes Balears in Catalan / Islas Baleares in Spanish)
• Basque Country (Euskadi in Basque/País Vasco in Spanish)
• Canary Islands (Islas Canarias)
• Cantabria
• Castile-La Mancha (Castilla-La Mancha)
• Castile and Leon (Castilla y León in Spanish)
• Catalonia (Catalunya in Catalan/Cataluña in Spanish/ Catalunha in Aranese)
• Extremadura
• Galicia (Galicia or Galiza in Galician)
• La Rioja
• Madrid
• Murcia
• Navarre (Nafarroa in Basque/Navarra in Spanish)
• Valencia (Comunitat Valenciana in Valencian /Comunidad Valenciana in Spanish, as official denominations).

Provinces

Main article: Provinces of Spain

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The Spanish kingdom is also divided into 50 provinces (provincias). Autonomous communities group provinces (for instance, Extremadura is made of two provinces: Cáceres and Badajoz). The autonomous communities of Asturias, the Balearic Islands, Cantabria, La Rioja, Navarre, Murcia, and Madrid are each composed of a single province. Traditionally, provinces are usually subdivided into historic regions or comarcas (main article: Comarcas of Spain).

Related Topics:
Provinces - Extremadura - Cáceres - Badajoz - Asturias - Balearic Islands - Cantabria - La Rioja - Navarre - Murcia - Madrid - Comarcas of Spain

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Places of sovereignty

There are also five enclaves (plazas de soberanía) on and off the African coast: the cities of Ceuta and Melilla are administered as autonomous cities, an intermediate status between cities and communities; the islands of the Islas Chafarinas, Peñón de Alhucemas, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera are under direct Spanish administration.

Related Topics:
Plazas de soberanía - African - Ceuta - Melilla - Islas Chafarinas - Peñón de Alhucemas - Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The Canary islands, Ceuta and Melilla, although not officially historic communities, enjoy a special status.

Related Topics:
Canary islands - Ceuta - Melilla

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~