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Province of Toledo

Coordinates:39°50′N4°00′W / 39.833°N 4.000°W /39.833; -4.000

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Province of Spain

Province in Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Province of Toledo Provincia de Toledo (Spanish)
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Spain with Province of Toledo highlighted
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile-La Mancha
Capital	Toledo
Government
• Body	Provincial Deputation of Toledo
Area
• Total	15,370 km² (5,930 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 8th
Population (2013)
• Total	706,407
• Rank	Ranked 22nd
• Density	46/km² (120/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	ES-TO

Toledo (Spanish:[toˈleðo]^ⓘ) is aprovince of centralSpain, in the western part of theautonomous community ofCastile–La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces ofMadrid,Cuenca,Ciudad Real,Badajoz,Cáceres, andÁvila. Its capital is the city ofToledo.

Demography

Of the province's 711,228 people (2012), only about 1/9 live in the capital,Toledo, which is also the capital of the autonomous community. The most populated municipalities in the province are Toledo andTalavera de la Reina with 83,741 and 83,303 inhabitants each (INE, 2017).

The province contains 204 municipalities. The smallest municipality in Spain,Illán de Vacas, with a population of 3, is in Toledo province. SeeList of municipalities in Toledo.

Population development

The historical population is given in the following chart:

Politics and government

Provincial government and administration

Main article:Provincial Deputation of Toledo

Seat of theprovincial deputation.

The government body of the province is theProvincial Deputation of Toledo. Its seat is located at Toledo. The members of the plenary of thedeputation (diputación) are indirectly elected from among the municipal councillors in the province based on the results of the municipal elections. In turn, the plenary elects the president of the deputation from among its members.

Representation of the Central Government

TheGovernment of Spain appoints aGovernment Sub-delegate for the province, whose headquarters are located at Toledo. TheGovernment Delegate charged with the representation in the whole autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha also has its seat in Toledo.

Coat of arms

Main article:Coat of arms of Toledo (Spain)

Since 2013, the province of Toledo uses the arms of the city, the imperialdouble-headed eagleSable bearing an escutcheon with the arms ofCastile andLeon,party per pale with the arms of the formerKingdom of Toledo. The eagle is flanked by thepillars of Hercules.^[1]

Geography

The province shares theParque Nacional de Cabañeros with theprovince of Ciudad Real. TheCorocho de Rocigalgo, located in theMontes de Toledo, is the highest point of the province (1,448 m).^[2] TheTagus crosses the province from the northeast to the west. Some right-bank tributaries are theGuadarrama, theAlberche, or theTiétar.

The Barrancas de Burujón on a meander of the Tagus
The garganta Torinas
Countryside near Almonacid de Toledo
View from the Corocho de Rocigalgos

See also

List of municipalities in Toledo

References

^"La Diputación de Toledo presenta su nuevo escudo" [Province of Toledo Council Office presents its new coat of arms].ABC.es (in Spanish). 2013-10-18. Retrieved2014-05-01.
^"Datos Municipales". Ayuntamiento de Navalucillos.

Bibliography

Mingo Llorente, Adolfo de. "Del Alberche al Río Bravo: ríos toledanos en el cine".{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal= (help)

External links

Media related toProvince of Toledo at Wikimedia Commons

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