Soria Province

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Soria,
Castile and León ,  Spain
Coat of arms of the province of Soria
coat of arms 		Flag of the Soria Province
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Castile and León
Capital : Soria
Official language : Spanish
Area : 10,307 km²
Residents : 88,636 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 8.6 inhabitants / km²
ISO 3166-2 : IT-SO
Website : dipsoria.es
Location of the province of Soria
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The province of Soria is a Spanish province in the east of the autonomous region of Castile and León . 88,636 inhabitants (2019) live in the province of Soria on 10,307.17 km². The capital is the city of the same name, Soria , near which are the ruins of the ancient city of Numantia .

geography

The province is located in the northern part of central Spain and borders the La Rioja region in the north, the province of Zaragoza in the east, the province of Guadalajara in the south, the province of Segovia in the southwest and the province of Burgos in the northwest .

Soria is a mountainous province in the Iberian Mountains. This is where the Duero River rises , the upper reaches of which runs through the province.

population

The province of Soria has the lowest population of all 50 provinces in Spain and with 8.6 inhabitants per km² also the lowest population density. About 40% of the residents live in the city of Soria. The province has 183 municipalities, about half of which have fewer than 100 inhabitants and only 12 have more than 1000 inhabitants.

Largest places and population development

local community Population
(as of 2019)
Soria 39,398
Almazan 5,489
Burgo de Osma 4,940
Ólvega 3,656
San Esteban de Gormaz 3,005
Ágreda 3,001
San Leonardo de Yague 2,044
Golmayo 2,626
Covaleda 1,680
Arcos de Jalón 1,469

Comarcas

Map of the comarcas

The eight comarcas include all 183 municipalities of the province of Soria:

map Comarca Area
in km²		 Pop.
2007		 Density
Ew./km²		 Number of
gem.
  • 
    		•  Almazan 22nd
  • 
    		•  Burgo de Osma
  • 
    		•  Campo de Gómara
  • 
    		•  Medinaceli 08th
  • 
    		•  Moncayo 10
  • 
    		•  Pinares 1,096.65 15,359 14th 23
  • 
    		•  Soria 22nd
  • 
    		•  Tierras Altas y El Valle

    economy

    Soria has little industry and lives mainly from agriculture (especially sheep breeding) and forestry.

    traffic

    Web links

    Commons : Province of Soria  - 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).

    Coordinates: 41 ° 46 ′  N , 2 ° 28 ′  W