Castile-Leon

Comunidad Autónoma de
Castilla 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

Parliamentary
representation
Congress seats
Senate seats

33
3

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. It is formed by the union of two ancient kingdoms: Old Castile and Kingdom of León, several times separated and reunited in the Middle Ages.

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.

Spanish is the main language, but in León; and Zamora, Asturian language or 'llïonés' is also spoken along with Galician. In Treviño (Burgos (province)), an enclave of the Basque Country, also Basque is spoken.

There is a movement in the province of León advocating the separation of that province from the autonomous community, and either create closer ties to Asturias or form a separate autonomous community.

External link

Junta de Castilla y León