Province of Ávila

Province of Spain

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Province in Castile and León, Spain

Ávila

Province

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Coordinates: 40°35′N 5°00′W﻿ / ﻿40.583°N 5.000°W﻿ / 40.583; -5.000
Country| Spain
Autonomous community| Castile and León
Capital| Ávila
Government

• President| Carlos García González (PP)
Area

• Total

| 8,048 km2 (3,107 sq mi)
• Rank| Ranked 30th
| 1.60% of Spain
Population

• Total

| 158,265
• Rank| Ranked 47th
• Density| 20/km2 (51/sq mi)
| 0.37% of Spain
Demonym| Spanish: abulense
Website| www.diputacionavila.es

Ávila (Spanish: [ˈaβila] ⓘ) is a province of central-western Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered on the south by the provinces of Toledo and Cáceres, on the west by Salamanca, on the north by Valladolid, and on the east by Segovia and Madrid. Ávila has a population of 158,265 (2018) and is ranked 47th out of 50 of Spanish provinces in population. Its capital is Ávila.[citation needed]

## Geography

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Ávila is naturally divided into two sections, differing completely in soil and climate. The northern portion is generally level; the soil is of indifferent quality, strong and marly in a few places, but rocky in all the valleys of the Sierra de Ávila; and the climate alternates from severe cold in winter to extreme heat in summer. The population of this part is mainly agricultural. The southern division, however, is one mass of rugged granitic sierras, interspersed with sheltered and well-watered valleys, abounding with rich vegetation.[citation needed]

The winter, especially in the elevated region of the Paramera and the wastelands of Ávila, is long and severe, but the climate is not unhealthy.[clarification needed][citation needed]

The principal mountain chains are the Guadarrama, separating this province from Madrid; the Paramera and Sierra de Ávila, west of the Guadarrama; and the vast wall of the Sierra de Gredos along the southern frontier, where its outstanding peaks rise from around 6,000 to 8,000 feet (1,800 to 2,400 m). Pico Almanzor is the highest point. The ridges which ramify from the Paramera are covered with valuable forests of beeches, oaks and firs, presenting a striking contrast to the bare peaks of the Sierra de Gredos.[citation needed]

The main rivers stemming from the Sierra de Gredos are the Alberche, the Tiétar, and the Tormes.[1] The first two belong to the Tagus basin, while the latter belongs to the Douro catchment area. Meanwhile, the Adaja, another Douro tributary whose source lies at the cut-off point of the Sierra de Ávila and La Serrota, carries little water in the Summer.[1]

## History

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The first recorded inhabitants of Ávila were the Celts, who left behind a number of large stone statues of bulls called Verracos, with the largest number of surviving examples in Ávila. The area of the province was conquered by the Romans around 192 B.C. After the Roman Empire fell, the area became part of the Visigothic Kingdom, and it is from this period we have many of the earliest records of the towns of Ávila.

The population of the territory comprising the current-day province of Ávila greatly decreased since the late 16th century and the first half of the 17th century, taking over nearly two centuries to recover the late 16th century population.[2]

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1528| 105,270| —
1591| 143,165| +36.0%
1752| 102,707| −28.3%
1787| 118,318| +15.2%
1860| 168,365| +42.3%
Source: Llopis Agellán & Cuervo Fuente 2004, p. 52

## See also

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* List of municipalities in Ávila

## References

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1. ^ a b Klemm 2008, p. 39.
2. ^ Llopis Agellán & Cuervo Fuente 2004, p. 39.

Bibliography

* Klemm, Albert (2008). Tomé, Pedro (ed.). La cultura popular de Ávila. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. ISBN 978-84-00-08673-2.
* Llopis Agellán, Enrique; Cuervo Fuente, Noemí (2004). "El movimiento de la población en la provincia de Ávila, 1580-1864" (PDF). Áreas. Revista Internacional de Ciencias Sociales (24). Murcia: Universidad de Murcia: 39–66\. ISSN 0211-6707.39-66&rft.date=2004&rft.issn=0211-6707&rft.aulast=Llopis+Agellán&rft.aufirst=Enrique&rft.au=Cuervo+Fuente,+Noemí&rft_id=https://digitum.um.es/digitum/bitstream/10201/20127/1/3%20Movimiento%20poblacion%20Avila.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Province+of+Ávila" class="Z3988">
* Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ávila (province)" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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Municipalities in the province of Ávila

* Adanero
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* Aldeaseca
* Amavida
* Arenas de San Pedro
* Arevalillo
* Arévalo
* Aveinte
* Avellaneda
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* Blascosancho
* Bohoyo
* Bonilla de la Sierra
* Brabos
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* Chamartín
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* Cisla
* Collado de Contreras
* Collado del Mirón
* Constanzana
* Crespos
* Cuevas del Valle
* Diego del Carpio
* Donjimeno
* Donvidas
* El Arenal
* El Barco de Ávila
* El Barraco
* El Bohodón
* El Fresno
* El Hornillo
* El Hoyo de Pinares
* El Losar del Barco
* El Mirón
* El Oso
* El Parral
* El Tiemblo
* Espinosa de los Caballeros
* Flores de Ávila
* Fontiveros
* Fresnedilla
* Fuente el Saúz
* Fuentes de Año
* Gallegos de Altamiros
* Gallegos de Sobrinos
* Garganta del Villar
* Gavilanes
* Gemuño
* Gil García
* Gilbuena
* Gimialcón
* Gotarrendura
* Grandes y San Martín
* Guisando
* Gutierre-Muñoz
* Hernansancho
* Herradón de Pinares
* Herreros de Suso
* Higuera de las Dueñas
* Horcajo de las Torres
* Hoyocasero
* Hoyorredondo
* Hoyos de Miguel Muñoz
* Hoyos del Collado
* Hoyos del Espino
* Hurtumpascual
* Junciana
* La Adrada
* La Aldehuela
* La Carrera
* La Colilla
* La Hija de Dios
* La Horcajada
* La Serrada
* La Torre
* Langa
* Lanzahíta
* Las Berlanas
* Las Navas del Marqués
* Los Llanos de Tormes
* Madrigal de las Altas Torres
* Maello
* Malpartida de Corneja
* Mamblas
* Mancera de Arriba
* Manjabálago
* Marlín
* Martiherrero
* Martínez
* Mediana de Voltoya
* Medinilla
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* Mijares
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* Mironcillo
* Mirueña de los Infanzones
* Mombeltrán
* Monsalupe
* Moraleja de Matacabras
* Muñana
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* Navalosa
* Navalperal de Pinares
* Navalperal de Tormes
* Navaluenga
* Navaquesera
* Navarredonda de Gredos
* Navarredondilla
* Navarrevisca
* Navatalgordo
* Navatejares
* Neila de San Miguel
* Niharra
* Ojos-Albos
* Orbita
* Padiernos
* Pajares de Adaja
* Palacios de Goda
* Papatrigo
* Pascualcobo
* Pedro Bernardo
* Pedro-Rodríguez
* Peguerinos
* Peñalba de Ávila
* Piedrahíta
* Piedralaves
* Poveda
* Poyales del Hoyo
* Pozanco
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* Puerto Castilla
* Rasueros
* Riocabado
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* San Esteban de los Patos
* San Esteban del Valle
* San García de Ingelmos
* San Juan de Gredos
* San Juan de la Encinilla
* San Juan de la Nava
* San Juan del Molinillo
* San Juan del Olmo
* San Lorenzo de Tormes
* San Martín de la Vega del Alberche
* San Martín del Pimpollar
* San Miguel de Corneja
* San Miguel de Serrezuela
* San Pascual
* San Pedro del Arroyo
* San Vicente de Arévalo
* Sanchidrián
* Sanchorreja
* Santa Cruz de Pinares
* Santa Cruz del Valle
* Santa María de los Caballeros
* Santa María del Arroyo
* Santa María del Berrocal
* Santa María del Cubillo
* Santa María del Tiétar
* Santiago del Collado
* Santiago del Tormes
* Santo Domingo de las Posadas
* Santo Tomé de Zabarcos
* Serranillos
* Sigeres
* Sinlabajos
* Solana de Rioalmar
* Solana de Ávila
* Solosancho
* Sotalbo
* Sotillo de la Adrada
* Tiñosillos
* Tolbaños
* Tormellas
* Tornadizos de Ávila
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* Umbrías
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* Valdecasa
* Vega de Santa María
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* Villaflor
* Villafranca de la Sierra
* Villanueva de Gómez
* Villanueva de Ávila
* Villanueva del Aceral
* Villanueva del Campillo
* Villar de Corneja
* Villarejo del Valle
* Villatoro
* Vita
* Viñegra de Moraña
* Zapardiel de la Cañada
* Zapardiel de la Ribera

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