Province of Toledo

Province of Spain

Province in Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Province of Toledo

Provincia de Toledo (Spanish)

Province

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Country| Spain
Autonomous community| Castile-La Mancha
Capital| Toledo
Government

• Body| Provincial Deputation of Toledo
Area

• Total

| 15,370 km2 (5,930 sq mi)
• Rank| Ranked 8th
Population

(2013)

• Total

| 706,407
• Rank| Ranked 22nd
• Density| 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code| ES-TO

Toledo (Spanish: [toˈleðo] ⓘ) is a province of central Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Madrid, Cuenca, Ciudad Real, Badajoz, Cáceres, and Ávila. Its capital is the city of Toledo.

## Demography

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Of the province's 711,228 people (2012), only about 1/9 live in the capital, Toledo, which is also the capital of the autonomous community. The most populated municipalities in the province are Toledo and Talavera de la Reina with 83,741 and 83,303 inhabitants each (INE, 2017).

The province contains 204 municipalities. The smallest municipality in Spain, Illán de Vacas, with a population of 3, is in Toledo province. See List of municipalities in Toledo.

### Population development

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The historical population is given in the following chart:

## Politics and government

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### Provincial government and administration

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Main article: Provincial Deputation of Toledo

Seat of the provincial deputation.

The government body of the province is the Provincial Deputation of Toledo. Its seat is located at Toledo. The members of the plenary of the deputation (diputación) are indirectly elected from among the municipal councillors in the province based on the results of the municipal elections. In turn, the plenary elects the president of the deputation from among its members.

### Representation of the Central Government

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The Government of Spain appoints a Government Sub-delegate for the province, whose headquarters are located at Toledo. The Government Delegate charged with the representation in the whole autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha also has its seat in Toledo.

## Coat of arms

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Main article: Coat of arms of Toledo (Spain)

Since 2013, the province of Toledo uses the arms of the city, the imperial double-headed eagle Sable bearing an escutcheon with the arms of Castile and Leon, party per pale with the arms of the former Kingdom of Toledo. The eagle is flanked by the pillars of Hercules.[1]

## Geography

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The province shares the Parque Nacional de Cabañeros with the province of Ciudad Real. The Corocho de Rocigalgo, located in the Montes de Toledo, is the highest point of the province (1,448 m).[2] The Tagus crosses the province from the northeast to the west. Some right-bank tributaries are the Guadarrama, the Alberche, or the Tiétar.

* The Barrancas de Burujón on a meander of the Tagus

* The garganta Torinas

* Countryside near Almonacid de Toledo

* View from the Corocho de Rocigalgos

## See also

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* List of municipalities in Toledo

## References

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1. ^ "La Diputación de Toledo presenta su nuevo escudo" [Province of Toledo Council Office presents its new coat of arms]. ABC.es (in Spanish). 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
2. ^ "Datos Municipales". Ayuntamiento de Navalucillos.

## Bibliography

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* Mingo Llorente, Adolfo de. "Del Alberche al Río Bravo: ríos toledanos en el cine". `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)

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