Zamora (province)

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Province of Zamora
Flag of Zamora Coat-of-arms of Zamora
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Zamora
Capital Flag of Spain Zamora, Spain
Official languages Spanish
Area
 – Total
 – % of Spain
Ranked 22nd
 10.561 km² km²
 2.2%
Population
 – Total (2007)
 – % of Spain
 – Density
Ranked 45th
 200,678
 0,45
 18,72 hab./km²/km²
Demonym
 – English
 – Spanish

 Zamoran
 Zamorano, -a
Statute of Autonomy
June 9, 1982
 – Congress seats
 – Senate seats


 
 4
President Fernando Martínez Maillo
ISO 3166-2 ES-ZA
http://www.zamoradipu.es/

Zamora is a leonese province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and Leon.

It is bordered by the provinces of Orense, León, Valladolid, and Salamanca, and by Portugal.

Of the 200,678 people (2002) in the province, nearly a third live in the capital, Zamora. This province has 250 municipalities.


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Coordinates: 41°45′N, 6°00′W