Andalusia Administrative divisions

Andalusia Main cities

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Andalucia Provinces

Andalusia consists of eight provinces. The latter were established by Javier de Burgos in the 1833 territorial division of Spain. Each of the Andalusian provinces bears the same name as its capital: ProvinceCapitalPopulationDensityMunicipalitiesLegal districts AlmeríaAlmería702,81972.5/km2 (188/sq mi)102 municipalities8CádizCádiz1,243,519158.8/km2 (411/sq mi)44 municipalities14CórdobaCórdoba805,85772.4/km2 (188/sq mi)75 municipalities12GranadaGranada924,55068.7/km2 (178/sq mi)170 municipalities9HuelvaHuelva521,96847.7/km2 (124/sq mi)79 municipalities6JaénJaén670,60049.1/km2 (127/sq mi)97 municipalities10MálagaMálaga1,625,827204.1/km2 (529/sq mi)102...

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Andalucia Comarcas and Mancomunidades

Within the various autonomous communities of Spain, comarcas are comparable to shires (or, in some countries, counties) in the English-speaking world. Unlike in some of Spain's other autonomous communities, under the original 1981 Statute of Autonomy, the comarcas of Andalusia had no formal recognition, but, in practice, they still had informal recognition as geographic, cultural,...

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Andalucia Municipalities and Local Entities

Beyond the level of provinces, Andalusia is further divided into 774 municipalities (municipios). The municipalities of Andalusia are regulated by Title III of the Statute of Autonomy, Articles 91–95, which establishes the municipality as the basic territorial entity of Andalusia, each of which has legal personhood and autonomy in many aspects of its internal affairs....

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