Province of Zamora
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For the defunct Venezuelan province, see Zamora Province (Venezuela). For other places, see Zamora.
Zamora (Spanish pronunciation: [θaˈmoɾa]) is a province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Ourense, León, Valladolid, and Salamanca, and by Portugal.
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Zamora | |
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Coordinates: 41°45′N 6°00′W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castilla y León |
Capital | Zamora |
Government | |
• President | Fernando Martínez Maillo |
Area | |
• Total | 10,559 km2 (4,077 sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 22nd |
2.2% of Spain | |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 174,544 |
• Rank | Ranked 45th |
• Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
0.45% of Spain | |
Demonym | Spanish: Zamorano/a |
Official language(s) | Spanish (Galician is spoken in areas close to Galicia) |
Parliament | Cortes Generales |
Website | Official website |
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The present-day province of Zamora was one of three provinces formed from the former Kingdom of León in 1833, when Spain was reorganized into 49 provinces.[2] Of the 174,549 people (2018) in the province, nearly a third live in the capital, Zamora. This province has 250 municipalities.