Castilla-La Mancha
Castile–La Mancha (Inglis /kæˈstiːl lə ˈmɑːntʃə/; Spaingie: Castilla-La Mancha [kasˈtiʎa la ˈmantʃa] ( listen)) is an autonomous commonty o Spain. Castile–La Mancha is bordered bi Castile an León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencie, Murcie, Andalusie, an Extremadura. It is ane o the maist spairsely populatit o Spain's autonomous commonties. Its caipital ceety is Toledo, an its maist muckle ceety is Albacete.
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Map showin Castile–La Mancha athin Spain | |
Coordinates: 39°52′N 4°01′W / 39.867°N 4.017°W | |
Kintra | Spain |
Caipital | Toledo |
Provinces | Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Toledo |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Devolvit government in a constitutional monarchy |
• Bodi | Junta o Commonties o Castile–La Mancha |
• Preses | María Dolores de Cospedal (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 79463 km2 (30,681 sq mi) |
Area rank | 3rd (15.7% o Spain) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,095,855 |
• Rank | 9t (4.3% o Spain) |
• Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Castilian-Manchegan castellano-manchego/a |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166-2 | CM |
Aurie code | +34 98- |
Statute o Autonomy | 16 August 1982 |
Offeecial leids | Spaingie |
Patron saunt | Saunt George |
Courts | 49 deputies |
Congress | 21 deputies (oot o 350)[1] |
Senate | 22 senators (oot o 264)[2] |
Website | www.jccm.es |
Castile–La Mancha wis umwhile groupit wi the province o Madrid intae New Castile (Castilla la Nueva), but wi the advent o the modren Spaingie seestem o autonomous regions (Estado de las autonomías), it wis separatit due tae great demographic disparity atween the caipital an the remainin New-Castilian provinces. An aw, destinct frae the umwhile New Castile, Castile–La Mancha addit the province o Albacete, which haed been pairt o Murcie; addin Albacete placit aw o La Mancha athin this single region.
It is maistly in this region whare the story o the famous Spaingie novel Don Quixote bi Miguel de Cervantes is situatit - due tae which La Mancha is internaitionally well-kent. Awtho La Mancha is a windswept, battered plateau, it remains a seembol o the Spaingie cultur wi its vineyards, sunflouers, mushrooms, oliveyards, windmills, Manchego cheese, an Don Quixote.
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