Zamora Province

Zamora, Castile and León ,  Spain
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and León
Capital :	Zamora (Spain)
Official language :	Spanish
Area :	10,561 km²
Residents :	172,539 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	16.34 inhabitants / km²
ISO 3166-2 :	ES-ZA
Website :	diputaciondezamora.es/
Location of the province of Zamora

Landscape in the west of the province

Lake Sanabria in the province of Zamora

The province of Zamora is a Spanish province in the autonomous community of Castile and León . It is part of the historical landscape of León , which occupies the western part of Castile-León. The capital is the city of Zamora .

Geographical location

The province of Zamora has an area of ​​10,561 km² and 172,539 inhabitants (as of 2019). It borders the province of Salamanca to the south, the province of Valladolid to the east, the province of León to the north, the province of Ourense to the northwest and Portugal to the west .

The province, through which the Duero flows from east to west, largely belongs to the north meseta , a plateau between about 650 and 800 meters above sea level . Its north-western part is mountainous. There is the Lago de Sanabria , the largest glacial lake in Spain.

population

languages

The main language of the Zamora Province is Spanish . The Leonese language is also used, especially in the western and northern parts . Galician is also spoken in three communities in the far northwest .

Population development of the province

Largest communities

As of January 1, 2019

local community	Residents
Zamora	61,406
Benavente	17,935
Toro	8,713
Morales del Vino	2,947
Fuentesaúco	1,475
Villaralbo	1,821
San Cristóbal de Entreviñas	1,385
Villalpando	1,475
Puebla de Sanabria	1,373
Fermoselle	1,206

See also : List of municipalities in the province of Zamora

Regional breakdown

Comarcas

Sanabria

Sayago

Alfoz de Toro

Tierra de Campos

Tierra del Pan

La Guareña

Tierra del Vino

Tierra de Alba

Tierra de Tábara

Aliste

La Carballeda

Benavente y Los Valles

The province is divided into twelve comarcas , traditional regions with no official status:

• Alfoz de Toro
• Aliste
• Benavente y Los Valles
• La Carballeda
• La Guareña
• Sanabria
• Sayago
• Tierra de Alba
• Tierra de Campos
• Tierra de Tábara
• Tierra del Pan
• Tierra del Vino

Partidos judiciales

The municipalities of the province are divided into five administrative districts, partidos judiciales : Toro , Zamora , Benavente , Sanabria y Villalpando .

Agriculture

Land races

Land races (original farm animal breeds) of the province include:

• the Sayaguesa beef ,
• the Alistana Sanabresa beef and
• the Zamorano Leonés donkey .

Web links

Commons : Province of Zamora  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
2. ^ Partidos judiciales de la provincia de Zamora . Consejo General de Procuradores de España. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
3. ↑ Sayaguesa . Federación Española de Asociaciones de Ganado Selecto (FEAGAS). 2010. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 3, 2016. 
4. ↑ Alistana Sanabresa . Federación Española de Asociaciones de Ganado Selecto (FEAGAS). 2010. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 3, 2016. 
5. ^ Zamorano Leonés . Federación Española de Asociaciones de Ganado Selecto (FEAGAS). 2010. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 3, 2016.