Provinces of Spain

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Updates: 

In the original ISO 3166-2 standard, they used the Spanish name for Gerona, and accordingly gave it the code ES-GE. In Newsletter I-2, they changed it to the Catalan name (Girona), and changed the code to ES-GI. At that time, I didn't notice the code change. I've changed it now.

The NUTS code scheme was revised in 2003. The digit '0' was appended to the codes for Canary Islands and Madrid, considered as autonomous communities. Ceuta and Melilla (formerly shown as ES631 and ES632, respectively) were given NUTS-2 level codes. The province codes were right-padded with zeros to make all NUTS-3 codes the same length.

FIPS Publication Change Notice No. 9, affecting FIPS PUB 10-4, was issued on 2004-10-01. It corrects the type of two subdivisions. Madrid has become a comunidad (community), and Navarra has become a comunidad foral (statutory community), according to the standard.

ISO 3166-2 Newsletter Number I-4, dated 2002-12-10, corrects the error for Baleares in Newsletter I-2.

ISO 3166-2 Newsletter Number I-2 was published on 2002-05-21. There are only two types of change shown. The description of the places of Spanish sovereignty in Africa was changed to "autonomous citites (sic) in North Africa". Five names were changed from Spanish to the local minority language (Catalan or Galician). The ISO 3166-2 code for Balearic Islands autonomous community was changed from PM to IB. The code for Baleares province, however, remained unchanged as PM.

International standard ISO 3166-2 was published on December 15, 1998. It superseded ISO/DIS 3166-2 (draft international standard). For Spain, the draft standard showed only the autonomous communities and the municipalities Ceuta and Melilla. The final standard showed those divisions, and the provinces as well.

Note: seven of the autonomous communities consist of only a single province. In those cases, the ISO code for the province is the same as the code for the conterminous autonomous community. Aside from that, all of the ISO codes for divisions of Spain are unique.

Country overview: 

Short nameSPAIN
ISO codeES
FIPS codeSP
LanguageSpanish (es)
Time zone+1~ (see note)
CapitalMadrid

 

Spain has been an independent country during the entire 20th century.

According to the Spanish Constitution, Spanish (more precisely, Castilian, or Castellano) is the official language of the whole country, but the other Spanish languages (languages native to Spain) may be made co-official in each autonomous community by statute.

Time zone note: except for the Canary Islands, which are in zone 0~.

Other names of country: 

  1. Basque: Espainia
  2. Catalan: Espanya
  3. Danish: Spanien
  4. Dutch: Spanje, Koninkrijk Spanje (formal)
  5. English: Kingdom of Spain (formal)
  6. Finnish: Espanja
  7. French: Espagne f
  8. Galician: España
  9. German: Spanien n
  10. Icelandic: Spánn
  11. Italian: Spagna f
  12. Norwegian: Spania, Kongeriket Spania (formal)
  13. Portuguese: Espanha, Reino m de Espanha f (formal)
  14. Spanish: España, Reino m de España f (formal)
  15. Swedish: Spanien

Origin of name: 

possibly from a Phoenician word for mine, digging; or Phoenician for coast of the rabbits

Primary subdivisions: 

Spain is divided into seventeen comunidades autónomas (autonomous communities) and two municipalities.

CommunityHASCISONUTSFIPSRsPopulationArea(km.²)Area(mi.²)CapitalLanguage
Andalusia ES.ANANES61SP51 h7,357,558 87,26833,694Seville
Aragon ES.ARARES24SP52 l1,204,215 47,66918,405Zaragoza
Asturias ES.ASO ES12SP34 l1,062,998 10,5654,079Oviedo
Balearic Islands ES.PMIBES53SP07 l841,669 5,0141,936Palma de MallorcaCatalan
Basque Country ES.PVPVES21SP59 h2,082,587 7,2612,803Vitoria-GasteizBasque
Canary Islands ES.CNCNES70SP53 h1,694,477 7,2732,808Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Cantabria ES.CBS ES13SP39 l535,131 5,2892,042Santander
Castile and Leon ES.CLCLES41SP55 l2,456,474 94,14736,350Valladolid
Castile-La ManchaES.CMCMES42SP54 l1,760,516 79,22630,589Toledo
Catalonia ES.CTCTES51SP56 h6,343,110 31,93012,328BarcelonaCatalan
Ceuta ES.CECEES63  71,505 187Ceuta
Extremadura ES.EXEXES43SP57 l1,058,503 41,60216,063Mérida
Galicia ES.GAGAES11SP58 h2,695,880 29,43411,365Santiago de CompostelaGalician
La Rioja ES.LOLOES23SP27 l276,702 5,0341,944Logroño
Madrid ES.MDM ES30SP29 l5,423,384 7,9953,087Madrid
Melilla ES.MLMLES64  66,411 145Melilla
Murcia ES.MUMUES62SP31 l1,197,646 11,3174,370Murcia
Navarra ES.NANAES22SP32 h555,829 10,4214,024PamplonaBasque
Valencia ES.VCVCES52SP60 h4,162,776 23,3058,998ValenciaValencian
19 divisions 40,847,371504,782194,897
  • Community: except for Ceuta and Melilla, which are municipalities.
  • HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision code.
  • ISO: Codes from ISO 3166-2.
  • NUTS: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics. Note: the first three characters of the NUTS code identify
    still larger regions, as in the table below.
  • FIPS: Codes from FIPS PUB 10-4.
  • Rs: Autonomous communities are classified as having high (h) or low (l) responsibility.
  • Population: 2001-11-01 census
  • Language: Co-official language in this autonomous community.

 

NUTS regionNUTS
NoroesteES1
NoresteES2
MadridES3
CentroES4
EsteES5
SurES6
CanariasES7

Further subdivisions:

See the Municipalities of Spain page.

The division of Spain into provincias (provinces) has endured, essentially unchanged, since 1833. The constitution of 1978 mandated the creation of autonomous communities. They were implemented by statute, and created by stages from 1979 to 1983, each consisting of one or more provinces. The smallest administrative divisions of Spain are the municipios (municipalities). There are various groupings of municipalities below the provincial level, varying by autonomous community: comarcas (counties), cabildo insular or consell insular (island council), and others. Ceuta and Melilla are special cases. Officially, they are plazas de soberanía del norte de Africa (places of sovereignty in the north of Africa; Spanish Africa for short). The ISO standard lists them as two separate entities, although it might make more sense to list them as one. Ceuta and Melilla are each municipalities. Formerly, Ceuta was administered as part of Cádiz province, and Melilla as part of Málaga.

ProvinceHASCISOFIPSNUTSAcPcPopulationArea(km.²)Capital
A CoruñaES.GA.ACCSP23ES111GA151,096,0277,876A Coruña
ÁlavaES.PV.AAVISP01ES211PV01286,3873,047Vitoria-Gasteiz(1)
AlbaceteES.CM.ABABSP02ES421CM02364,83514,858Albacete
AlicanteES.VC.ANASP03ES521VC031,461,9255,863Alicante
AlmeríaES.AN.AMALSP04ES611AN04536,7318,774Almería
AsturiasES.AS.ASOSP34ES120O331,062,99810,565Oviedo
ÁvilaES.CL.AVAVSP05ES411CL05163,4428,048Ávila
BadajozES.EX.BDBASP06ES431EX06654,88221,657Badajoz
BalearesES.PM.BLPMSP07ES530IB07841,6695,014Palma
BarcelonaES.CT.BRBSP08ES511CT084,805,9277,733Barcelona
BurgosES.CL.BUBUSP09ES412CL09348,93414,269Burgos
CáceresES.EX.CCCCSP10ES432EX10403,62119,945Cáceres
CádizES.AN.CDCASP11ES612AN111,116,4917,385Cádiz
CantabriaES.CB.CNSSP39ES130S39535,1315,289Santander
CastellónES.VC.CSCSSP12ES522VC12484,5666,679Castellón de la Plana
CeutaES.CE.CECEES630CE5171,50518Ceuta
Ciudad RealES.CM.CRCRSP13ES422CM13478,95719,749Ciudad Real
CórdobaES.AN.COCOSP14ES613AN14761,65713,718Córdoba
CuencaES.CM.CUCUSP15ES423CM16200,34617,061Cuenca
GironaES.CT.GNGISP16ES512CT17565,3045,886Girona
GranadaES.AN.GDGRSP17ES614AN18821,66012,531Granada
GuadalajaraES.CM.GJGUSP18ES424CM19174,99912,190Guadalajara
GuipúzcoaES.PV.GPSSSP19ES212PV20673,5631,997Donostia-San Sebastián(1)
HuelvaES.AN.HLHSP20ES615AN21462,57910,085Huelva
HuescaES.AR.HSHUSP21ES241AR22206,50215,671Huesca
JaénES.AN.JAJSP22ES616AN23643,82013,498Jaén
La RiojaES.LO.LRLOSP27ES230LO26276,7025,034Logroño
Las PalmasES.CN.LPGCSP24ES701CN35887,6764,065Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
LeónES.CL.LNLESP25ES413CL24488,75115,468León
LleidaES.CT.LDLSP26ES513CT25362,20612,028Lleida
LugoES.GA.LGLUSP28ES112GA27357,6489,803Lugo
MadridES.MD.MDMSP29ES300M285,423,3847,995Madrid
MálagaES.AN.MGMASP30ES617AN291,287,0177,276Málaga
MelillaES.ML.MEMLES640ML5266,41114Melilla
MurciaES.MU.MRMUSP31ES620MU301,197,64611,317Murcia
NavarraES.NA.NVNASP32ES220NA31555,82910,421Pamplona
OurenseES.GA.ORORSP33ES113GA32338,4467,278Ourense
PalenciaES.CL.PLPSP35ES414CL34174,1438,029Palencia
PontevedraES.GA.PVPOSP36ES114GA36903,7594,477Pontevedra
SalamancaES.CL.SLSASP37ES415CL37345,60912,336Salamanca
Santa Cruz de TenerifeES.CN.SCTFSP38ES702CN38806,8013,208Santa Cruz de Tenerife
SegoviaES.CL.SGSGSP40ES416CL40147,6946,949Segovia
SevillaES.AN.SVSESP41ES618AN411,727,60314,001Sevilla
SoriaES.CL.SRSOSP42ES417CL4290,71710,287Soria
TarragonaES.CT.TGTSP43ES514CT43609,6736,283Tarragona
TeruelES.AR.TETESP44ES242AR44135,85814,804Teruel
ToledoES.CM.TDTOSP45ES425CM45541,37915,368Toledo
ValenciaES.VC.VNVSP46ES523VC462,216,28510,763Valencia
ValladolidES.CL.VDVASP47ES418CL47498,0948,202Valladolid
VizcayaES.PV.VZBISP48ES213PV481,122,6372,217Bilbao
ZamoraES.CL.ZMZASP49ES419CL49199,09010,559Zamora
ZaragozaES.AR.ZGZSP50ES243AR50861,85517,194Saragossa
52 divisions40,847,371504,782
  • Province: except Ceuta and Melilla. Names are given in Spanish.
  • HASC: Second-level hierarchical administrative subdivision code.
  • ISO: Province codes from ISO 3166-2. For full identification in a global context, prefix "ES-"
    to the code (ex: ES-V represents Valencia).
  • FIPS: Old codes from FIPS PUB 10-4. These were superseded by the FIPS codes for
    autonomous communities in ~1990.
  • NUTS: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics.
  • Ac: ISO code for the autonomous community containing this province.
  • Pc: Spain uses a five-digit código postal (postal code). The first two digits determine the
    province, as shown.
  • Population: 2001-11-01 census. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

 

Note 1: Vitoria and San Sebastián are the Spanish names of these cities, and Gasteiz and Donostia, the Basque names. They are often given in this hyphenated form.

Up until ~1970, there was a well-established grouping of provinces into historical regions. Many of the regions could be traced back to kingdoms of the Age of Exploration. In modern times, the historical regions had no administrative functions. Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Basque Country, Catalonia, Extremadura, Galicia, Navarra, and Valencia contained the same provinces as the autonomous communities of the same names. (However, Basque Country and Navarra were often grouped together as "Provincia Vascongadas y Navarra.") Murcia included the provinces of Albacete (now in Castile-La Mancha) and Murcia. The other three historical regions were Leon, New Castile, and Old Castile (Spanish: León, Castilla la Nueva, and Castilla la Vieja). Leon comprised the provinces of León, Salamanca, and Zamora, all now in Castile and Leon. New Castile consisted of Madrid and all the provinces that are now in Castile-La Mancha except Albacete. Old Castile consisted of Castile and Leon, minus the three provinces of Leon, plus the autonomous communities of Cantabria and La Rioja. The Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla were not included among the historical regions.

Territorial extent: 

  1. A Coruña includes some small coastal islands: Sálvora, the Islas Sisargas, etc.
  2. Almería includes Alborán Island.
  3. Baleares consists of the islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Cabrera, and nearby islets.
  4. Burgos includes a large exclave called Condado de Treviño, surrounded by Álava province, as well as three tiny exclaves: two within Logroño, and one within Palencia province. It follows that Treviño is an exclave of Castile and Leon autonomous community within Basque Country, and the two in Logroño are exclaves of Castile and Leon within La Rioja.
  5. Cantabria province includes an exclave around La Matanza, within Vizcaya province. Consequently, this is also an exclave of Cantabria autonomous community within Basque Country.
  6. Castellón includes the tiny Islas Columbretes.
  7. Ceuta lies on a peninsula on the coast of Morocco, across the Strait of Gibraltar.
  8. Ciudad Real includes an exclave called Rincón de Anchuras, on the border between Badajoz and Toledo provinces.
  9. Córdoba includes a small exclave around Villar, contained within Sevilla province.
  10. Girona includes the exclave of Llivia, surrounded by Pyrénées-Orientales department of France, as well as a small exclave within Barcelona province.
  11. Guipúzcoa contains the Spanish share of Isla de los Faisanes, a condominium of France and Spain.
  12. Las Palmas consists of the islands of Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Graciosa, Alegranza, Lobos, and Montaña Clara.
  13. Madrid includes the small exclave of La Cepeda, lying on the border between Ávila and Segovia provinces. This is therefore also an exclave of Madrid autonomous community within Castile and Leon.
  14. Melilla consists of a small coastal enclave in Morocco around the city of Melilla, and several small islands off the coast of Morocco: Islas Chafarinas (Isabel II, Congreso, Isla del Rey), Peñón de Alhucemas and its neighbors Isla de Mar and Isla de Tierra, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera.
  15. Navarra includes two small exclaves within Zaragoza province, around Petilla de Aragón and Bastanes. Consequently, these are also exclaves of Navarra autonomous community within Aragon.
  16. Palencia includes five small exclaves: two within Burgos province, two within Santander, and one on the border between Burgos and Santander. The two within Santander are also exclaves of Castile and Leon autonomous community within Cantabria.
  17. Pontevedra includes some coastal islands: Arosa, Ons, and the Islas Cíes (Monte Agudo and San Martín).
  18. Santa Cruz de Tenerife consists of the islands of Tenerife, La Palma, Gomera, and Hierro.
  19. Valencia includes an exclave called Rincón de Ademuz, on the border between Cuenca and Teruel provinces (Castile-La Mancha and Aragón autonomous communities, respectively).
  20. Valladolid includes two exclaves, one within León province, and a larger one on the border between León and Zamora.
  21. Vizcaya includes an exclave around Orduña, on the border between Álava and Burgos.

Origins of names: 

  1. Álava: possibly from Basque araiiar: land between mountains, or ara ba: low plain
  2. Albacete: Arabic al-Basit: the plain
  3. Alicante: from Greek leuke akte: white cape, through Latin Lucentum and Arabic Alicante, as a city name
  4. Almería: Arabic al-Meriya: the watchtower
  5. Andalusia: through Arabic from Low Latin Vandalusia: land of the Vandals
  6. Aragon: from the river Aragón
  7. Asturias: from Basque asta: rock, ur: water
  8. Badajoz: from city name, from Latin Pax Augusti: peace of Augustus
  9. Baleares: the ancients explained it as a Semitic name meaning "slingers' islands"
  10. Barcelona: from Hamilcar Barca, Carthaginian general
  11. Burgos: Spanish for cities. Burgos, the city, was formed by uniting several smaller cities
  12. Cádiz: from Semitic gadir: walled place
  13. Canary Islands: from Latin canis: dog
  14. Cantabria: for the Cantabrian Mountains, named for Cantabri (ethnic name)
  15. Castile: Latin castella: castle
  16. Catalonia: probably from Catalauni, name of Celtic tribe
  17. Ceuta: Latin Castellum ad Septem Fratres: castle of the seven brothers, referring to seven mountains, through Arabic Sebta
  18. Ciudad Real: Spanish for royal city; founded by King Alfonso X of Castille in 1252.
  19. Córdoba: possibly from Phoenician qorteb: oil press
  20. Cuenca: Spanish for basin, from Latin concha: basin; the city is situated in a deep river valley
  21. Extremadura: Latin Extrema Durii: end of the Douro (River)
  22. Galicia: possibly from Latin Gallus: man from Gaul
  23. Granada: Latin granatum: fruit
  24. Guadalajara: Arabic wadi al-hajara: stony river
  25. Guipúzcoa: Basque for the place of Ipuz (person or tribe)
  26. La Coruña: possibly from Latin columna: column, referring to an ancient lighthouse
  27. La Mancha: from Arabic for the high plain
  28. León: from Latin legionis, genitive case of legio: legion; headquarters of the Seventh Legion
  29. Madrid: possibly from Celtic mago: big + ritu: ford
  30. Málaga: possibly from Phoenician malaka: refuge
  31. Murcia: from Arabic for the firmly founded
  32. Navarra: possibly from Basque naba: mountain pass or valley, Nabarra: tribe from mountain valleys
  33. Santa Cruz de Tenerife: = Holy Cross of Tenerife; Tenerife is the name of the island, from native words tener: island, ife: white, referring to snowy mountain peaks
  34. Santander: probably a corruption of Sant Andres: Saint Andrew
  35. Sevilla: from a Semitic name meaning plain
  36. Valencia: from city name, from Latin Valentia Edetanorum, probably meaning "strong city of the Edetani tribe"
  37. Valladolid: Arabic vali: governor + Walid; the city was the governorate of Walid Abul Abbas
  38. Vizcaya: from Basque bizkar: mountain pass
  39. Zaragoza: city renamed Cæsaria Augusta when it became a military colony in 25 B.C., shortened to Cæsaraugusta, then to Sarakusta by the Moors

Change history: 

  1. 1927-09-21: Canary Islands split into Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinces.
  2. 1979: Basque Country and Catalonia autonomous communities formed.
  3. 1980-06-27: Names of the capitals of Gerona and Lérida provinces changed from Gerona to Girona and from Lérida to Lleida, respectively.
  4. 1980-11-15: Name of Logroño province, but not its capital, changed to La Rioja. (Law passed on this date.)
  5. 1981: Andalusia, Asturias, and Galicia autonomous communities formed.
  6. 1982-01-31: Name of Santander province, but not its capital, changed to Cantabria. Cantabria autonomous community formed. (Law passed 1981-12-15, approved by king 1981-12-30, published in Official Bulletin 1982-01-11, took effect 1982-01-31.)
  7. 1982: Aragon, Canary Islands, Castile-La Mancha, La Rioja, Murcia, Navarra, and Valencia autonomous communities formed.
  8. 1983-04-05: Name of Oviedo province, but not its capital, changed to Asturias. (Law passed on this date.)
  9. 1983: Balearic Islands, Castile and Leon, Extremadura, and Madrid autonomous communities formed.
  10. 1984-09-27: Names of the capitals of La Coruña and Orense provinces changed from La Coruña to A Coruña and from Orense to Ourense, respectively. (Law passed 1983-06-15, decree issued on this date.)
  11. 1992-02-28: Names of Gerona and Lérida provinces changed to Girona and Lérida, respectively. (Law passed on this date.)
  12. 1998-03-03: Names of La Coruña and Orense provinces changed to A Coruña and Ourense, respectively. (Law passed on this date.)

Other names of subdivisions: 

  1. autonomous communities:
  2. Andalusia: Andalousie (French); Andalucía (Spanish); Andalusien (German); Andaluzia (Portuguese)
  3. Aragon: Aragão (Portuguese); Aragó (Catalan); Aragón (Spanish); Aragona (Italian); Aragonien (German)
  4. Asturias: Astúrias (Portuguese); Asturie (Italian); Asturien (German); Asturies (French); Astúries (Catalan); Principado de Asturias (formal)
  5. Balearic Islands: Balearen (German); Balearene (Norwegian); Baleares, Islas Baleares (Spanish); Baleari (Italian); Îles Baléares (French); Ilhas Baleares (Portuguese); Illes Balears (Catalan)
  6. Basque Country: Baskenland, Baskische Provinzen (German); Basque Autonomous Community (formal-English); Basque Provinces (variant); CAV, Comunidad Autonoma Vasca (formal); Communauté Autonome Basque, (formal-French); Comunidade Autonoma Basca (formal-Portuguese); Comunitat Autònoma Basca (formal-Catalan); EKE, Euskadi, Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa (Basque); País Basc (Catalan); País Basco (Portuguese); País Vasco (Spanish); Pays Basque, Provinces Basques (French); Province Basche (Italian); Vascongadas (Spanish-obsolete)
  7. Canary Islands: Canarias, Islas Canarias (Spanish); Canárias, Ilhas Canárias (Portuguese); Canarie (Italian); Îles Canaries (French); Illes Canàries (Catalan); Kanariøyene (Norwegian); Kanarische Inseln (German)
  8. Cantabria: Cantàbria (Catalan); Cantábria (Portuguese); Cantabrie (French); Kantabrien (German)
  9. Castile and Leon: Castela e Leão (Portuguese); Castella i Lleó (Catalan); Castile-Leon (variant); Castilha-Leão (Brazilian Portuguese); Castilla y León (Spanish); Castille et Léon (French); Kastilien-León (German)
  10. Castile-La Mancha: Castela-La Mancha, Castela-Mancha (Portuguese); Castella-la Manxa (Catalan); Castilha-La Mancha (Brazilian Portuguese); Castilla-La Mancha (Spanish); Castille-La Manche (French); Kastilien-La Mancha (German)
  11. Catalonia: Catalogna (Italian); Catalogne (French); Cataluña (Spanish); Catalunha (Portuguese); Catalunya (Catalan); Katalonien (German)
  12. Extremadura: Estremadura (German, Italian, Portuguese); Estrémadure (French)
  13. Galicia: Galice (French); Galícia (Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan); Galicien (German); Galiza (Portuguese); Galizia (Galician, Italian)
  14. La Rioja: Rioja (French, German, variant)
  15. Madrid: Communauté de Madrid (French); Community of Madrid (formal-English); Comunidad de Madrid (formal); Comunidade de Madrid (Portuguese); Comunitat de Madrid (formal-Catalan)
  16. Murcia: Região de Múrcia (Portuguese); Regió de Múrcia (formal-Catalan); Región de Murcia (formal); Région de Murcie (French); Region of Murcia (English)
  17. Navarra: Communauté forale de Navarre (French); Comunidad Foral de Navarra (Spanish); Comunidade Foral de Navarra (Portuguese); Comunitat Foral de Navarra (formal-Catalan); Nafarroa (Basque); Navarre (variant)
  18. Valencia: Communauté de Valence (French); Comunidade Valenciana (Portuguese); Comunidad Valenciana (Spanish); Comunitat Valenciana (formal-Catalan); Valencian Community (formal-English)
  19. provinces:
  20. A Coruña: A Corunha (Portuguese-variant); Coruña (variant); Corunha (Portuguese); Corunna (obsolete); La Corogne (French); La Coruña (obsolete); La Corunya (Catalan)
  21. Álava: Àlaba (Catalan); Araba (Basque)
  22. Alicante: Alacant (Catalan)
  23. Asturias: Oviedo (obsolete); see also Asturias autonomous community, above
  24. Ávila: Àvila (Catalan)
  25. Barcelona: Barcellona (Italian); Barcelone (French)
  26. Cáceres: Càceres (Catalan)
  27. Cádiz: Cádice (Italian); Cadis (Catalan); Cádis (Portuguese-variant); Cadix (French)
  28. Cantabria: Cantàbria (Catalan); Cantábria (Portuguese); Santander (obsolete)
  29. Castellón: Castelló (Catalan); Castellón de la Plana (variant)
  30. Córdoba: Cordoue (French); Cordova (English, Italian); Còrdova (Catalan); Córdova (Portuguese)
  31. Cuenca: Conca (Catalan)
  32. Girona: Gerona (obsolete); Gérona (Portuguese); Gérone (French)
  33. Granada: Grenada (English); Grenade (French)
  34. Guipúzcoa: Guipúscoa (Catalan); Gipuzkoa (Basque)
  35. Huesca: Osca (Catalan)
  36. La Rioja: Logronho (Portuguese-variant); Logroño (obsolete)
  37. León: Leão (Portuguese-variant); Lleó (Catalan)
  38. Lleida: Lérida (obsolete, Portuguese)
  39. Madrid: Madri (Brazilian Portuguese)
  40. Málaga: Màlaga (Catalan)
  41. Melilla: Melilha (Portuguese)
  42. Murcia: Múrcia (Catalan, Portuguese); Murcie (French)
  43. Navarra: Navarre (English, French)
  44. Ourense: Orense (obsolete)
  45. Palencia: Palência (Portuguese-variant); Palència (Catalan)
  46. Salamanca: Salamanque (French)
  47. Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Santa Cruz de Santiago (variant)
  48. Segovia: Segòvia (Catalan); Segóvia (Portuguese); Ségovie (French)
  49. Sevilla: Sevilha (Portuguese); Seville (English); Séville (French); Siviglia (Italian)
  50. Soria: Sòria (Catalan)
  51. Tarragona: Tarragone (French)
  52. Teruel: Terol (Catalan)
  53. Toledo: Tolède (French)
  54. Valencia: Valence (French); València (Catalan); Valência (Portuguese-variant)
  55. Valladolid: Valhadolid (Portuguese); Valhadolide (Portuguese-variant)
  56. Vizcaya: Biscaia (Portuguese); Biscay (English); Biscaye (French); Bizkaia (Basque); Viscaya (Brazilian Portuguese)
  57. Zamora: Samora (Portuguese-variant)
  58. Zaragoza: Saragoça (Portuguese-variant); Saragossa (Catalan, English-variant); Saragosse (French); Saragozza (Italian)

Population history:

Province1910193019401956197019861996-05-012001-11-01
A Coruña658,201767,608883,090998,2671,004,1881,102,3761,110,3021,096,027
Álava96,511104,176112,876120,936204,323275,703281,821286,387
Albacete259,074332,619374,472410,123335,026342,278359,010364,835
Alicante483,986545,838607,562649,132920,1051,254,9201,379,7621,461,925
Almería354,344341,550359,730356,125375,004448,592501,761536,731
Asturias686,132791,855836,642917,8171,045,6351,114,1151,087,8851,062,998
Ávila209,022221,386234,671260,508203,798179,207169,342163,442
Badajoz561,897702,418742,547859,094687,599664,516656,848654,882
Baleares325,703365,512407,497430,335558,287754,777760,379841,669
Barcelona1,133,8831,800,6381,931,8752,416,7033,929,1944,598,2494,628,2774,805,927
Burgos395,710355,299378,580407,588358,075363,530350,074348,934
Cáceres395,082449,756511,377570,982457,777424,027413,396403,621
Cádiz467,836507,972600,440762,296885,4331,054,5031,105,7621,116,491
Cantabria300,005364,147393,710411,222467,138524,670527,437535,131
Castellón320,338308,746312,475332,246385,823437,320456,727484,566
Ciudad Real368,492491,657530,308588,196507,650477,967478,672478,957
Córdoba490,647668,862761,150793,565724,116745,175761,401761,657
Cuenca268,458309,526333,335337,039247,158210,932201,712200,346
Girona318,622325,551322,360330,082414,397490,667530,631565,304
Granada503,898643,705737,690809,023733,375796,857808,053821,660
Guadalajara208,447203,998205,726201,946147,732146,008157,255174,999
Guipúzcoa225,271302,329331,753399,533631,003688,894676,208673,563
Huelva309,744354,963366,526368,838397,683430,918454,735462,579
Huesca247,027242,958231,647238,793222,238220,824206,916206,502
Jaén514,368674,415753,308772,597661,146633,612648,551643,820
La Rioja188,285203,789221,160234,681235,713262,611264,941276,702
Las Palmas 250,991320,524409,196579,710855,494834,085887,676
León393,888441,908493,258575,375548,721528,502517,191488,751
Lleida283,486314,435297,440339,706347,015356,811356,456362,206
Lugo445,031468,619512,735506,826415,052399,232370,303357,648
Madrid871,3081,383,9511,579,7932,148,3033,792,5614,854,6165,022,2895,423,384
Málaga504,683613,160677,474793,337867,3301,215,4791,249,2901,287,017
Murcia600,744645,449719,701777,888832,3131,014,2851,097,2491,197,646
Navarra312,020345,883369,618390,457464,867512,676520,574555,829
Ourense406,648426,043458,272473,290413,733399,378346,913338,446
Palencia195,476207,546217,108242,698198,763188,472180,571174,143
Pontevedra465,542568,011641,763688,612750,701884,408915,104903,759
Salamanca327,100339,101390,468424,283371,607366,668353,020345,609
Santa Cruz de Tenerife419,809304,137359,770454,121590,514759,388772,449806,801
Segovia167,759174,158189,190208,497162,770151,520147,770147,694
Sevilla587,186805,252963,0441,182,4161,327,1901,550,4921,705,3201,727,603
Soria156,555156,207159,824161,930114,95697,56592,84890,717
Tarragona339,042350,668339,299366,826431,961531,281574,676609,673
Teruel255,408252,785232,064238,196170,284148,073138,211135,858
Toledo392,307489,396480,008555,551468,925487,844515,880541,379
Valencia810,2661,042,1541,256,6331,400,9121,767,3272,079,7622,172,8402,216,285
Valladolid283,394301,571332,526356,447412,572503,306490,205498,094
Vizcaya349,706485,205511,135603,8811,043,3101,168,4051,140,0261,122,637
Zamora272,143280,148298,722325,740251,934221,560207,475199,090
Zaragoza448,198535,816595,095636,943760,186845,832842,419861,855
Totals19,578,68223,563,86725,877,97129,239,09833,823,91838,764,29739,541,02240,709,455

 

For 1910, Las Palmas is included under Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Figures for 1956 are estimated. Totals do not include Spanish Africa.

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