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Vizcaya (Basque Bizkaia) is a province of northern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Province locator map of Vizcaya (created by Montrealais) File links The following pages link to this file: Vizcaya Categories: GFDL images ... Basque (Euskara in Basque) is the language spoken by the Basque people, who live in northern Spain and the adjoining area of southwestern France. ... In addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces. ... Spains fifty provinces (provincias) are grouped into seventeen autonomous communities (comunidades autónomas), in addition to two African autonomous cities (ciudades autónomas) (Ceuta and Melilla). ... Capital Vitoria-Gasteiz Official languages Basque and Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 14th 7 234 km² 1,4% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 7th 2 108 281 5,0% 291,44/km² Demonym – English – Basque – Spanish Basque euskal herritar, euskaldun vasco/a, vascongado/a Statute of Autonomy...

It is bordered by the provinces of Cantabria, Burgos, Guipúzcoa, and Álava, and by the Bay of Biscay. Capital Santander Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 15th 5 321 kmÂ² 1. ... Burgos is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. ... GuipÃºzcoa province GuipÃºzcoa (Basque Gipuzkoa, Spanish GuipÃºzcoa, in English sometimes as Guipuscoa) is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. ... Ãlava province Ãlavais a province of northern Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Community. ... The Bay of Biscay (French: Golfe de Gascogne; Spanish: Mar Cantábrico) is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean. ...

Of the 1,133,444 people (2002) who live in Vizcaya, about 30% live in the capital, Bilbao (Basque Bilbo). Guernica (Basque, Gernika-Lumo), a town regarded as the spiritual centre of the traditional Basque Country, is located in Vizcaya. Geography > Europe > Spain > Basque Country > Biscay Cityscape of Bilbao, with the Guggenheim Museum on the bottom right Bilbao from satellite (NASA World Wind Landsat) Bilbao (Basque: Bilbo) is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the Pais Vasco and the capital of the province of Vizcaya (Basque: Bizkaia). ... Guernica or Guernica y Lumo (Basque Gernika-Lumo, pronounced in IPA [gernika]) is a small city in the Spanish Basque Country that was the meeting place of the Biscayne assembly under an oak tree, the Gernikako Arbola, which was a symbol of traditional freedoms of the Basque people. ... This article is about the traditional Basque domain. ...

Other important towns include Barakaldo, Portugalete, Durango, and Balmaseda. Portugalete is port city lying to the west of Bilbao (Basque: Bilbo) in the province of Vizcaya. ... An historic industrial town. ... Balmaseda (Basque language; the formerly-used Spanish name was Valmaseda) is a town in the Encartaciones/Enkarterriak region of Bizkaia, Spain. ...

See List of municipalities in Vizcaya. This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Biscay (Spanish Vizcaya, Basque Bizkaia) in the autonomous community of Basque Country, Spain. ...

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class="preview" id="pv20"> In addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces. ... Source: Sodipodis Clipart Gallery. ... Ãlava province Ãlavais a province of northern Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Community. ... Albacete is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castilla_La Mancha. ... Location of Alicante province in Spain. ... AlmerÃa province AlmerÃa is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ... Capital Oviedo Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 10th 10 604 km² 2,1% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 12th 1 056 789 2,5% 99,65/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Asturian asturiano/a, astur Statute of Autonomy January 11, 1982 ISO 3166-2 O Parliamentary representation – Congress seats... Ãvila province Ãvila is a province of western Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile and LeÃ³n. ... Badajoz is a province of western Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Extremadura. ... Barcelona is a province of eastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia. ... Burgos is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. ... CÃ¡ceres province CÃ¡ceres is a province of western Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Extremadura. ... CÃ¡diz province CÃ¡diz is a province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ... Capital Santander Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 15th 5 321 kmÂ² 1. ... CastellÃ³n province CastellÃ³n (Spanish) or CastellÃ³ (Catalan/Valencian) is a province in the northern part of the Valencian Country, Spain. ... Ceuta is a Spanish exclave in North Africa, located on the northernmost tip of Maghreb, on the Mediterranean coast near the Straits of Gibraltar. ... Ciudad Real is a province of central Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile_La Mancha. ... Cordoba province CÃ³rdoba is a province of southern Spain, in the north-central part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ... Cuenca is a province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. ... Girona province Girona is a province of eastern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. ... Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ... Guadalajara is a province of central Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. ... GuipÃºzcoa province GuipÃºzcoa (Basque Gipuzkoa, Spanish GuipÃºzcoa, in English sometimes as Guipuscoa) is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. ... Huelva is a province of southern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Aragon | Provinces of Spain ... Capital Palma de Mallorca Official languages Catalan and Castilian Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 17th 4 992 km² 1,0% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 14th 916 968 2,2% 183,69/km² Demonym – English – Catalan – Spanish Balearic balear balear Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166... JaÃ©n province JaÃ©n is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ... A CoruÃ±a province A CoruÃ±a (Spanish, La CoruÃ±a), is a province of extreme northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. ... La Rioja is a province and autonomous community of northern Spain. ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Canary Islands | Provinces of Spain ... LeÃ³n province LeÃ³n is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and LeÃ³n. ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Catalonia | Provinces of Spain ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Galicia (Spain) | Provinces of Spain ... Capital Madrid Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 12th 8 028 km² 1,6% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 3rd 5 527 152 13,2% 688,48/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Madrilenian madrileño/a Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166-2 M Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate... MÃ¡laga province The Province of MÃ¡laga (Spanish Provincia de MÃ¡laga) is located on the southern coast of Spain, in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. ... Melilla, known in Arabic as Ù…Ù„ÙŠÙ„Ø©, and in Tamazight as Tamlit, is a Spanish autonomous city on the coast of eastern Morocco, in North Africa. ... Capital Murcia Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 9th 11 313 km² 2,2% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 10th 1 226 993 2,9% 108,46/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Murcian murciano/a Statute of Autonomy June 19, 1982 ISO 3166-2 MU Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate... Navarre (Spanish Navarra, Basque Nafarroa) is an autonomous community and province of Spain. ... Map of Ourense Ourense ( Castilian, Ourense) is a province of northwestern Spain, in the southeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Castile-Leon | Provinces of Spain ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Galicia (Spain) | Provinces of Spain ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Castile-Leon | Provinces of Spain ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Canary Islands | Provinces of Spain ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Castile-Leon | Provinces of Spain ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Andalusia | Provinces of Spain ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Castile-Leon | Provinces of Spain ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Catalonia | Provinces of Spain ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Aragon | Provinces of Spain ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Castile-La Mancha | Provinces of Spain ... Valencia province Valencia (Castilian Spanish: Valencia /balenθja/; Valencian Catalan: València /vałεnsia/) is a province of Spain, in the central part of the Valencian Country. ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Castile-Leon | Provinces of Spain ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Castile-Leon | Provinces of Spain ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Aragon | Provinces of Spain ...

Categories: Spain geography stubs | Basque | Provinces of Spain | Bizkaia This article is about the traditional Basque domain. ... This article is about the traditional Basque domain. ... Description The Ikurriña, flag of the Basque Country. ... GuipÃºzcoa province GuipÃºzcoa (Basque Gipuzkoa, Spanish GuipÃºzcoa, in English sometimes as Guipuscoa) is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. ... Ãlava province Ãlavais a province of northern Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Community. ... Navarre (Spanish Navarra, Basque Nafarroa) is an autonomous community and province of Spain. ... Labourd (Lapurdi in Basque; from Latin Lapurdum) is a former French province and part of the present-day Pyrénées Atlantiques département. ... Basse-Navarre (Nafarroa Beherea in Basque) is a former French province, part of the present day Pyrénées Atlantiques département. ... Categories: France geography stubs | Basque | Zuberoa ...

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