Province of Salamanca
Salamanca | |
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Leonese (recognized, but not official) | |
Parliament | Cortes Generales |
Website | Official website |
Salamanca (Spanish pronunciation:
History
The
Geography
Salamanca Province is situated in western Spain, in the western part of Castile and León. It has average altitude of 823 meters, but there are large variations throughout the province, with 2,428 metres (7,966 ft) being the highest point at the peak of the
The region is well-irrigated with a number of dams and reservoirs, and with more 3,400 million cubic meters, it is the province with the third highest water storage capacity in Spain, second only to the
Population development
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Landmarks
There are
See also
Notes and references
- ^ (in Spanish) President's page on provincial official website
- ^ The Gazetteer of the World Prominence given to Great Britain and Colonies, Indian Empire, United States of America (Public domain ed.). 1887. pp. 271–.
- ^ "Municipios" (in Spanish). Lasalina.es. Retrieved 18 September 2014. List of municipalities on provincial official website]
- ^ Ayuntamiento de Salamanca. "Historia" (in Spanish). Ayunatamiento de Salamanca. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ Salvador, Diego. "El colectivismo vacceo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Ayuntamiento de la Villa de Ledesma" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ISBN 978-3-7633-4716-2.
- ISBN 978-84-7840-257-1.
- ^ Engineering News-record. McGraw-Hill. 1972. p. 24.
- ^ The Encyclopedia Americana International Edition. 1970. p. 325.
- ^ Garcia Vincente, Jose (2002). "Catedral Nueva" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
External links
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