Province of Salamanca

Salamanca
Province
From left to right and from top to bottom: Puente del Congosto Castle, Miranda del Castañar, Campo Charro meadow, keep of the castle of Enrique II of Ciudad Rodrigo, the arrivals of the Duero in Aldeadávila de la Ribera, the cathedrals of Salamanca, Montemayor del Río, the Candelario church and the Pozo de los Humos
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Map of Spain with Salamanca highlighted
Coordinates: 40°49′N 6°00′W / 40.817°N 6.000°W / 40.817; -6.000
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castilla y León
Capital	Salamanca
Government
• President	Francisco Javier Iglesias[1] (PP)
Area
• Total	12,349 km2 (4,768 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 16th
	2.45% of Spain
Population  (2018)
• Total	331,473
• Rank	Ranked 37th
• Density	27/km2 (70/sq mi)
	0.75% of Spain
Demonym(s)	Spanish: Salmantino/a, Charro/a
Official language(s)	Spanish Leonese (recognized, but not official)
Parliament	Cortes Generales
Website	Official website

Salamanca (Spanish pronunciation: [salaˈmaŋka])^[2] is a province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León (Castilla y León). It is bordered by the provinces of Zamora, Valladolid, Ávila, and Cáceres, and on the west by Portugal. It has an area of 12,349 km² and in 2018 had a population of 331,473 people. It is divided into 362 municipalities, 11 comarcas, 32 mancomunidades and five judicial districts. Of the 362 municipalities,^[3] more than half are villages with fewer than 300 people.