Province of Ourense
Province of Ourense
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| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Galicia |
| Capital | Ourense |
| Government | |
| • Body | Deputación de Ourense |
| • President | José Manuel Baltar Blanco (PPdeG) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,273 km2 (2,808 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 309,372 |
| • Rank | 36th |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | ourensán (m), ourensá (f) |
| ISO 3166 code | ES-OR |
| Parliament | 14 deputies (out of 75) |
| Congress | 4 deputies (out of 25) |
| Senate | 4 senators (out of 19) |
| Website | www.depourense.es |
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Ourense (Galician: [owˈɾɛnsɪ]; Spanish: Orense [oˈɾense]) is a province of Spain, in the southeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Pontevedra to the west, Lugo to the north, León and Zamora, (which both belong to Castile and León) to the east, and by Portugal to the south. With an area of 7,278 square kilometres, it is the only landlocked province in Galicia. The provincial capital, Ourense, is the largest population centre, with the rest of the province being predominantly rural.