Castile-Leon
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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 | ||||
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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 — in fact, it is the largest subnational political division in the European Union. It is formed by the union of two ancient kingdoms: Old Castile and Kingdom of LeÃÂón, 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 and Leon is Valladolid, and its best-known cities are Burgos, Salamanca, León, and Segovia.
Spanish is the main language but in Leon (province) an Zamora (province) Asturian language or 'llÃÂïonÃÂés' is also spoken along with Galician language and in TreviÃÂño (Burgos (province)) (Basque is still preserved.
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See also Kingdom of LeÃÂón.