Castile-Leon (original) (raw)

Comunidad Autónoma deCastilla y León

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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
Parliamentary representation Congress seats Senate seats 333
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.

See also Kingdom of Le�n.