Avila Province

Ávila Castile and Leon ,  Spain
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and Leon
Capital :	Ávila
Official language :	Spanish
Area :	8,050 km²
Residents :	157,640 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	19.58 inhabitants / km²
ISO 3166-2 :	ES-AV
Website :	diputacionavila.es
Location of the province of Avila

Ávila is a western Spanish province in the southern part of the autonomous region of Castile and León . The capital of the province is Ávila of the same name . The province of Ávila has 157,640 inhabitants (2019) on 8,049.92 square kilometers.

location

Ávila borders the province of Toledo in the southeast, Cáceres in the southwest , Salamanca in the west, Valladolid in the north, Segovia in the northeast and the Autonomous Community of Madrid in the east .

Largest communities

local community	Residents (January 1, 2019)
Ávila	57,744
Arévalo	7,986
Arenas de San Pedro	6,377
Las Navas del Marqués	5.119
Candeleda	5,018
Sotillo de la Adrada	4,590
El Tiemblo	4,109
Cebreros	3,120

See also : List of municipalities in the province of Ávila

Population development of the province

landscape

Ávila can be divided into two zones: in the north the plateau in the valley of the Duero and in the south the Gredos Mountains , the highest mountain of which is the Pico Almanzor at 2592 meters.

climate

There is a continental Mediterranean climate with cool winters and hot summers. The annual average temperature is 11.5 ° C.

economy

Ávila is shaped by agriculture. Mainly wine, vegetables, potatoes and grain are grown. Livestock is farmed in the mountains. The industry is underdeveloped.

Others

The inhabitants are known as abulenses or avileses .

Web links

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

• Avila Province, Conjuntos históricos - Photos
• Official Homepage (Spanish)

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. ↑ 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).