Andalusia
This article is about the region in Spain. See Andalusia (disambiguation) for other uses.| Motto: Andalucía por sí, para España y la humanidad (Andalusia for herself, for Spain, and for humanity) | |
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| Capital | Seville |
| Area
- total - % of Spain |
Ranked 2nd
87 268 km² 17,2% |
| Population
- Total (2003) - % of Spain - Density |
Ranked 1st
7 478 432 17,9% 85,70/km² |
| Demonym
- English - Spanish |
Andalusian andaluz, andaluza |
| Statute of Autonomy | January 11, 1982 |
| ISO 3166-2 | AN |
|
Parliamentary representation Congress seats Senate seats |
62 40 |
| President | Manuel Chaves GonzÃÂález (PSOE) |
| Junta de Andalucía | |
Andalusia (Andalucía in Spanish) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities that constitute Spain.
Located in the south of the country, Andalusia it is bounded on the north by Extremadura and Castile-La Mancha, on the east by Murcia, on the south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar, and on the west by Portugal.
Its capital is Sevilla.
The Spanish spoken in the Americas is largely descended from the Andalusian dialect of Castilian Spanish due to the role played by Sevilla as the gateway to Spain's American colonies in the 16th and 17th centuries.
A lot of Moorish architecture is found in Andalusia, because it was the last stronghold of the Moors before they were expelled from Europe in 1492. The most famous are The Alhambra in Granada, the Mosque in CÃÂórdoba and the Torre del Oro and Giralda towers in Sevilla. Archaeological remains include Medina Azahara, also near Sevilla.
Andalusia is divided in 8 provinces:
Major cities in Andalusia are: Andalusia is the home of flamenco music.see also Macarena
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