A Coruña province

A Coruña ( This article is about the international language known as Spanish. For other languages spoken in Spain see Languages of Spain. Spanish or Castilian is an Iberian Romance language, and the third or fourth most spoken language in the world. It is spoken as a first language by about 352 million... Spanish, La Coruña), is a In addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces. Formerly of greater importance, since the arrival of the autonomous community system the provinces have had fewer powers. They are still used as electoral districts, in postal addresses, and as geographical referents. (A small town would be... province of extreme northwestern The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Galician: Reino da España) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the... Spain, in the northwestern part of the Spains fifty provinces (provincias) are grouped into seventeen autonomous communities (comunidades aut nomas), in addition to two African autonomous cities (ciudades aut nomas) (Ceuta and Melilla). Formation and Powers Centralism, nationalism and separatism played an important role in the Spanish transition. For fear that separatism would lead to instability... autonomous community of Motto: Galiza Ceibe Capital Santiago de Compostela Official languages Galician and Castilian Area  – Total  – % of Spain Ranked 7th  29 574 km²  5,8% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 5th  2 737 370  6,5... Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Categories: Spain geography stubs | Galicia (Spain) | Provinces of Spain ... Lugo and Categories: Spain geography stubs | Galicia (Spain) | Provinces of Spain ... Pontevedra, and by the The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. The oceans name, derived from Greek mythology, means the Sea of Atlas. This ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending in a north-south direction and is divided into the North Atlantic... Atlantic Ocean.

Name variants and historical references

In English texts, the name is sometimes set out as La Corunna.

In the The Peninsular War (1808-1814) was a major conflict during the Napoleonic Wars. The war was fought in the Iberian Peninsula between Spain, Portugal and the British against the French. It has been described as a hammer and anvil campaign, the hammer being the Anglo-Portuguese Army, commanded by Sir... Peninsular War, Sir John Moore (November 13, 1761 - January 16, 1809) was a British soldier and General. He was born in Glasgow, the son of John Moore, a doctor and writer. A career soldier he joined the British Army in 1776, an ensign in the 51st Foot then based on Minorca. He... Sir John Moore headed a 30,000-strong British force, which attacked For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). Portrait of Napoléon Bonaparte Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general and ruler of France. He was a general of the French Revolution and became the effective ruler of France in 1799: he was First Consul (Premier... Napoleon near Burgos, but they were soon forced into a long retreat chased by the French, ending in an evacuation from La Coruña in January 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). Events January 16 - Peninsular War: The British defeat the French at the Battle of Corunna. February 3 - Illinois Territory was created. February 11 - Robert Fulton patents the steamboat. February 20 - A decision by the Supreme Court of the... 1809, Moore being killed while directing the defence of the town. His burial inspired a well-known poem.

Much later, histories of the Alternative meaning: Spanish Civil War, 1820-1823 A republican soldier seeks cover on the Plaza de Toros in Teruel, east of Madrid. The Spanish Civil War (1936 - 1939) was the result of complex political differences between the Republicans — supporters of the government of the day, the Second Spanish Republic... Spanish civil war describe the "Battle of the La Corunna Road".

The name is sometimes La Coruna, notably when describing the The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. Football is the most widely played and watched team sport in the world. The game is often known... football team ' Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, S.A.D. is a Spanish soccer club. Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (abbreviated Depor) was founded in 1906. Its home stadium in A Coruña (Galicia) is called Estadio Municipal de Riazor and holds around 35,000 spectators. It has... Deportivo de la Coruna'.

Geography

The province's population was 1,111,886 in 2002.

Its capital is the city of A Coruña, which contains one-fifth of the population of the province. Other cities in the province include Santiago de Compostela (2003 pop. 92,339), the European City of Culture for the year 2000, is located in the north west region of Spain in the province of A Coruña. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia. The most accepted etymology for Compostela (or Campostela... Santiago de Compostela, capital of the autonomous community. See also the list of municipalities in A Coruña.

The province shares the Parque Nacional de las Islas Atlánticas de Galicia with Pontevedra province.