Province of Salamanca
Province of Salamanca
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From left to right and from top to bottom: Puente del Congosto Castle, Miranda del Castañar, Campo Charro meadow, keep of the castle of Enrique II of Ciudad Rodrigo, the arrivals of the Duero in Aldeadávila de la Ribera, the cathedrals of Salamanca, Montemayor del Río, the Candelario church and the Pozo de los Humos | |
Map of Spain with Salamanca highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 40°49′N 6°00′W / 40.817°N 6.000°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile and León |
| Capital | Salamanca |
| Government | |
| • President | Francisco Javier Iglesias (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,349 km2 (4,768 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 16th |
| 2.45% of Spain | |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 331,473 |
| • Rank | Ranked 37th |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| 0.75% of Spain | |
| Demonym(s) | Spanish: Salmantino/a, Charro/a |
| Official language(s) | Spanish Leonese (recognized, but not official) |
| Parliament | Cortes Generales |
| Website | Official website |
Salamanca (Spanish pronunciation: [salaˈmaŋka]) is a province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León (Castilla y León). It is bordered by the provinces of Ávila, Cáceres, Valladolid, and Zamora, and on the west by Portugal. It has an area of 12,349 km2 and in 2018 had a population of 331,473 people. It is divided into 362 municipalities, 11 comarcas, 32 mancomunidades, and five judicial districts. Of the 362 municipalities, more than half are villages with fewer than 300 people.