Province of Burgos

Province of northern Spain

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Province in Castile and León, Spain

Province of Burgos

Provincia de Burgos (Spanish)

Province

Provincial Palace (19th century) in Burgos, seat of the Diputación de Burgos, the province governing body

Flag

Coat of arms

Map of Spain with Burgos highlighted

Coordinates: 42°23′N 3°40′W﻿ / ﻿42.383°N 3.667°W﻿ / 42.383; -3.667
Country| Spain
Autonomous community| Castile and León
Capital| Burgos
Government

• President| César Rico Ruiz (PP)
Area

• Total

| 14,292 km2 (5,518 sq mi)
• Rank| Ranked 11th
| 2,78% of Spain
Population

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• Rank| Ranked 36th
| 0,80% of Spain
Demonym(s)| Spanish: burgalés/a
English: burgalese
ISO 3166 code| ES-BU
Official language(s)| Spanish
Parliament| Cortes Generales
Website| www.burgos.es

The province of Burgos is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Palencia, Cantabria, Vizcaya, Álava, La Rioja, Soria, Segovia, and Valladolid. Burgos is the province of Spain that has borders with most provinces. Its capital is the city of Burgos.

The Cartularies of Valpuesta from the monastery Santa María de Valpuesta, in Burgos, are considered to be the oldest known documents containing words written in the Spanish language.[2]

## Overview

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Since 1964, archaeologists have been working at numerous areas of the Archaeological Site of Atapuerca, where they have found ancient hominid and human remains, the former dating to more than one million years ago, with artefacts from the Palaeolithic and Bronze Ages of man. The site has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The province has an area of 14,300 km2 (5,500 sq mi) and a population of approximately 375,000 of whom nearly half live in the capital. The other locations higher than 20,000 inhabitants apart from Burgos are Miranda de Ebro and Aranda de Duero, both very industrialized. The Sierra de la Demanda, the northwesternmost end of the Sistema Ibérico where lies the Pico San Millán, is located in Burgos Province.[3]

The most important rivers in the province are the Ebro and the Duero. The river Duero is in the south of the province and leads to the Atlantic Ocean at Porto, Portugal. Planted near it is a notable vineyard, Ribera de Duero. The north and south-east of the province are mountainous. The Ebro flows to the Mediterranean Sea.

In Valpuesta the oldest texts in the Spanish language has been found, dating from the tenth century.[4]

Transportation is developed through a wide net of highways and roads. Besides, the province is served by the Burgos Airport, and The High-speed rail AVE.

## History

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Province of Burgos in 1590.

In the Atapuerca area, archaeologists have found evidence of occupation by hominids and humans for more than one million years. Discoveries have included the earliest hominid skull in Europe.

The Celtiberian region that became Burgos was inhabited by the Morgobos, Turmodigi, Berones and perhaps also the Pellendones, the last inhabitants of the northern part of the Celtiberian region. According to the Greek historian Ptolemy, the principal cities included: Brabum, Sisara, Deobrigula (nowadays Tardajos), Ambisna Segiasamon (Sasamón) and Verovesca (Briviesca). Under Roman colonization, it was part of Hispania Citerior ("Hither Spain") and then Hispania Tarraconensis.

In the fifth century, the Visigoths drove back the Suevi. In the eighth century, the Arabs occupied all of Castiles. Alfonso III the Great, king of León reconquered the area around the middle of the ninth century, and built many castles for the defence of Christendom. Gradually the area was reconquered. The region came to be known as Castile (Latin castella), i.e. "land of castles". In the eleventh century, Burgos became the capital of the Kingdom of Castile.

### Population development

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The historical population is given in the following chart:

## Comarcas

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Comarcas of the province of Burgos.

Páramos

Alfoz de Burgos

Odra-Pisuerga

Arlanza

Ribera del Duero

Merindades

Ebro

La Bureba

Montes de Oca

Sierra de la Demanda

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The province of Burgos is divided in 10 comarcas.

* Merindades
* Páramos
* Ebro
* La Bureba
* Montes de Oca
* Alfoz de Burgos
* Sierra de la Demanda
* Odra y Pisuerga
* Arlanza
* Ribera del Duero

## Administrative divisions

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Map of municipalities in the province of Burgos.

Main article: Municipalities in Burgos

The province of Burgos is divided into 371 municipalities, being the Spanish province with the highest number, although many of them have fewer than 100 inhabitants.

## See also

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* List of municipalities in Burgos
* Treviño enclave

## Notes and references

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1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. ^ "Origin and history of Spanish language: First manuscripts". 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-04-05.
3. ^ Sierra de la Demanda, Burgos, Sistema Ibérico
4. ^ Valpuesta Foundation is born with the aimn to study and promote Castilian since its very origins

## External links

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Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Burgos (province)".

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Province of Burgos.

* Website of the Autonomous Community of Castile and León
* Website of the Province of Burgos delegation

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Municipalities in the province of Burgos

* Abajas
* Adrada de Haza
* Aguas Cándidas
* Aguilar de Bureba
* Albillos
* Alcocero de Mola
* Alfoz de Bricia
* Alfoz de Quintanadueñas
* Alfoz de Santa Gadea
* Altable
* Ameyugo
* Anguix
* Aranda de Duero
* Arandilla
* Arauzo de Miel
* Arauzo de Salce
* Arauzo de Torre
* Arcos de la Llana
* Arenillas de Riopisuerga
* Arija
* Arlanzón
* Arraya de Oca
* Atapuerca
* Avellanosa de Muñó
* Bahabón de Esgueva
* Barbadillo de Herreros
* Barbadillo del Mercado
* Barbadillo del Pez
* Barrio de Muñó
* Barrios de Colina
* Basconcillos del Tozo
* Bascuñana
* Baños de Valdearados
* Bañuelos de Bureba
* Belbimbre
* Belorado
* Berberana
* Berlangas de Roa
* Berzosa de Bureba
* Bozoó
* Brazacorta
* Briviesca
* Bugedo
* Buniel
* Burgos
* Busto de Bureba
* Cabañes de Esgueva
* Cabezón de la Sierra
* Caleruega
* Campillo de Aranda
* Campolara
* Canicosa de la Sierra
* Cantabrana
* Carazo
* Carcedo de Bureba
* Carcedo de Burgos
* Cardeñadijo
* Cardeñajimeno
* Cardeñuela Riopico
* Carrias
* Cascajares de Bureba
* Cascajares de la Sierra
* Castellanos de Castro
* Castil de Peones
* Castildelgado
* Castrillo Mota de Judíos
* Castrillo de Riopisuerga
* Castrillo de la Reina
* Castrillo de la Vega
* Castrillo del Val
* Castrojeriz
* Cavia
* Cayuela
* Cebrecos
* Celada del Camino
* Cerezo de Río Tirón
* Cerratón de Juarros
* Ciadoncha
* Cillaperlata
* Cilleruelo de Abajo
* Cilleruelo de Arriba
* Ciruelos de Cervera
* Cogollos
* Condado de Treviño
* Contreras
* Coruña del Conde
* Covarrubias
* Cubillo del Campo
* Cubo de Bureba
* Cuevas de San Clemente
* Encío
* Espinosa de Cervera
* Espinosa de los Monteros
* Espinosa del Camino
* Estépar
* Fontioso
* Frandovínez
* Fresneda de la Sierra Tirón
* Fresneña
* Fresnillo de las Dueñas
* Fresno de Rodilla
* Fresno de Río Tirón
* Frías
* Fuentebureba
* Fuentecén
* Fuentelcésped
* Fuentelisendo
* Fuentemolinos
* Fuentenebro
* Fuentespina
* Galbarros
* Grijalba
* Grisaleña
* Gumiel de Izán
* Gumiel de Mercado
* Hacinas
* Haza
* Hontanas
* Hontangas
* Hontoria de Valdearados
* Hontoria de la Cantera
* Hontoria del Pinar
* Hornillos del Camino
* Hortigüela
* Hoyales de Roa
* Huerta de Arriba
* Huerta de Rey
* Humada
* Hurones
* Huérmeces
* Ibeas de Juarros
* Ibrillos
* Iglesiarrubia
* Iglesias
* Isar
* Itero del Castillo
* Jaramillo Quemado
* Jaramillo de la Fuente
* Junta de Traslaloma
* Junta de Villalba de Losa
* Jurisdicción de Lara
* Jurisdicción de San Zadornil
* La Cueva de Roa
* La Gallega
* La Horra
* La Puebla de Arganzón
* La Revilla y Ahedo
* La Sequera de Haza
* La Vid de Bureba
* La Vid y Barrios
* Las Hormazas
* Las Quintanillas
* Lerma
* Llano de Bureba
* Los Altos
* Los Ausines
* Los Balbases
* Los Barrios de Bureba
* Madrigal del Monte
* Madrigalejo del Monte
* Mahamud
* Mambrilla de Castrejón
* Mambrillas de Lara
* Mamolar
* Manciles
* Mazuela
* Mecerreyes
* Medina de Pomar
* Melgar de Fernamental
* Merindad de Cuesta Urria
* Merindad de Montija
* Merindad de Río Ubierna
* Merindad de Sotoscueva
* Merindad de Valdeporres
* Merindad de Valdivielso
* Milagros
* Miranda de Ebro
* Miraveche
* Modúbar de la Emparedada
* Monasterio de Rodilla
* Monasterio de la Sierra
* Moncalvillo
* Monterrubio de la Demanda
* Montorio
* Moradillo de Roa
* Nava de Roa
* Navas de Bureba
* Nebreda
* Neila
* Olmedillo de Roa
* Olmillos de Muñó
* Oquillas
* Orbaneja Riopico
* Oña
* Padilla de Abajo
* Padilla de Arriba
* Padrones de Bureba
* Palacios de Riopisuerga
* Palacios de la Sierra
* Palazuelos de Muñó
* Palazuelos de la Sierra
* Pampliega
* Pancorbo
* Pardilla
* Partido de la Sierra en Tobalina
* Pedrosa de Duero
* Pedrosa de Río Úrbel
* Pedrosa del Príncipe
* Pedrosa del Páramo
* Peñaranda de Duero
* Peral de Arlanza
* Piérnigas
* Pineda Trasmonte
* Pineda de la Sierra
* Pinilla Trasmonte
* Pinilla de los Barruecos
* Pinilla de los Moros
* Poza de la Sal
* Prádanos de Bureba
* Pradoluengo
* Presencio
* Puentedura
* Quemada
* Quintana del Pidio
* Quintanabureba
* Quintanaélez
* Quintanaortuño
* Quintanapalla
* Quintanar de la Sierra
* Quintanavides
* Quintanilla San García
* Quintanilla Vivar
* Quintanilla de la Mata
* Quintanilla del Agua y Tordueles
* Quintanilla del Coco
* Rabanera del Pinar
* Rábanos
* Rabé de las Calzadas
* Rebolledo de la Torre
* Redecilla del Camino
* Redecilla del Campo
* Regumiel de la Sierra
* Reinoso
* Retuerta
* Revilla Vallejera
* Revilla del Campo
* Revillarruz
* Rezmondo
* Riocavado de la Sierra
* Roa de Duero
* Rojas
* Royuela de Río Franco
* Rubena
* Rublacedo de Abajo
* Rucandio
* Salas de Bureba
* Salas de los Infantes
* Saldaña de Burgos
* Salinillas de Bureba
* San Adrián de Juarros
* San Juan del Monte
* San Mamés de Burgos
* San Martín de Rubiales
* San Millán de Lara
* San Vicente del Valle
* Santa Cecilia
* Santa Cruz de la Salceda
* Santa Cruz del Valle Urbión
* Santa Gadea del Cid
* Santa Inés
* Santa María Ribarredonda
* Santa María del Campo
* Santa María del Invierno
* Santa María del Mercadillo
* Santa Olalla de Bureba
* Santibáñez de Esgueva
* Santibáñez del Val
* Santo Domingo de Silos
* Sargentes de la Lora
* Sarracín
* Sasamón
* Solarana
* Sordillos
* Sotillo de la Ribera
* Sotragero
* Sotresgudo
* Susinos del Páramo
* Tamarón
* Tardajos
* Tejada
* Terradillos de Esgueva
* Tinieblas de la Sierra
* Tobar
* Tordómar
* Torrecilla del Monte
* Torregalindo
* Torrelara
* Torrepadre
* Torresandino
* Tosantos
* Trespaderne
* Tubilla del Agua
* Tubilla del Lago
* Tórtoles de Esgueva
* Úrbel del Castillo
* Vadocondes
* Valdeande
* Valdezate
* Valdorros
* Vallarta de Bureba
* Valle de Losa
* Valle de Manzanedo
* Valle de Mena
* Valle de Oca
* Valle de Santibáñez
* Valle de Sedano
* Valle de Tobalina
* Valle de Valdebezana
* Valle de Valdelaguna
* Valle de Valdelucio
* Valle de Zamanzas
* Valle de las Navas
* Vallejera
* Valles de Palenzuela
* Valluércanes
* Valmala
* Vileña
* Villadiego
* Villaescusa de Roa
* Villaescusa la Sombría
* Villaespasa
* Villafranca Montes de Oca
* Villafruela
* Villagalijo
* Villagonzalo Pedernales
* Villahoz
* Villalba de Duero
* Villalbilla de Burgos
* Villalbilla de Gumiel
* Villaldemiro
* Villalmanzo
* Villamayor de Treviño
* Villamayor de los Montes
* Villambistia
* Villamedianilla
* Villamiel de la Sierra
* Villangómez
* Villanueva de Argaño
* Villanueva de Carazo
* Villanueva de Gumiel
* Villanueva de Teba
* Villaquirán de la Puebla
* Villaquirán de los Infantes
* Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja
* Villariezo
* Villasandino
* Villasur de Herreros
* Villatuelda
* Villaverde del Monte
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* Villayerno Morquillas
* Villazopeque
* Villegas
* Villoruebo
* Viloria de Rioja
* Vilviestre del Pinar
* Vizcaínos
* Zael
* Zarzosa de Río Pisuerga
* Zazuar
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