In
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
, a ''
comarca'' ()
is either a traditional territorial division without any formal basis, or a group of
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
, legally defined by an
autonomous community
The autonomous communities () are the first-level administrative divisions of Spain, created in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978, with the aim of guaranteeing limited autonomy to the nationalities and regions that make up Sp ...
for the purpose of providing common
local government
Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state.
Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...
services.
In English, a comarca is equivalent to an area,
county
A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...
,
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
, or
zone.
Legally defined comarcas
The large majority of legally defined comarcas are in
Catalonia (42) and
Aragon (33), and are regulated by law and are governed by a
comarcal council with specified powers. There are seven comarcas formally registered in
Basque Country and one,
El Bierzo, in Castile and León. In
Andalusia
Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...
,
Galicia,
Valencia
Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...
and
Asturias
Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain.
It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...
, comarcas are defined by regional law but lack any specific function.
Informal comarcas
In other regions, comarcas are traditional or historical or in some cases, contemporary creations designed for tourism promotions. In some other cases (e.g.
La Carballeda) a comarca may correspond to a natural area, like a valley, river basin and mountainous area, or even to
historical region
History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...
s overlapping different provinces and ancient kingdoms (e.g.
Ilercavonia).
In such comarcas or
natural region
A natural region (landscape unit) is a basic geographic unit. Usually, it is a region which is distinguished by its common natural features of geography, geology, and climate.
From the ecological point of view, the naturally occurring flora and ...
s municipalities have resorted to organizing themselves in (commonwealth), like the
Taula del Sénia, the only legal formula that has allowed those comarcas to manage their public municipal resources meaningfully.
There is also a comarca, the
Cerdanya that is divided between two states, the southwestern half being counted as a comarca of Spain, while the northeastern half is part of
France
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.
Relationship to other groups of municipalities
There are also other groupings of municipalities in Spain including
provinces
A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''provi ...
,
mancomunidades, metropolitan areas and the major islands of the
Canary Islands
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and the
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago forms a Provinces of Spain, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain, ...
.
Legally defined comarcas have their boundaries and functions defined by the relevant regional government (
autonomous community
The autonomous communities () are the first-level administrative divisions of Spain, created in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978, with the aim of guaranteeing limited autonomy to the nationalities and regions that make up Sp ...
) and so do not necessarily have boundaries consistent with provinces which are defined by the State. The remit of comarcas is very similar to that of the provinces and has been criticised for duplication.
However in Catalonia, the comarca (and not the province) has been the traditional territorial organisation.
List of comarcas of Spain by autonomous communities
Comarcas of
Andalusia
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Comarcas of the province of Almería
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Alto Almanzora
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Poniente Almeriense
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Comarca Metropolitana de Almería
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Los Vélez
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Los Filabres-Tabernas
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Levante Almeriense
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Alpujarra Almeriense
Comarcas of the province of
Cádiz
Cádiz ( , , ) is a city in Spain and the capital of the Province of Cádiz in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. It is located in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula off the Atlantic Ocean separated fr ...
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Bahía de Cádiz
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Costa Noroeste de Cádiz
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Campo de Gibraltar
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La Janda
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Campiña de Jerez, also called
Marco de Jerez
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Sierra de Cádiz
Comarcas of the province of Córdoba
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Alto Guadalquivir
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Campiña de Baena
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Campiña Este - Guadajoz
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Campiña Sur
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Los Pedroches
Los Pedroches is a natural region and comarca in Córdoba Province, Andalusia, southern Spain. It is located in the Sierra Morena area at the northern end of the province. The main town is Pozoblanco.
The climate of the comarca is continenta ...
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Subbetica
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Valle del Guadiato
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Valle Medio del Guadalquivir
Comarcas of the province of
Granada
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Alpujarra Granadina
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Comarca de Alhama
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Comarca de Baza
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Comarca de Guadix
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Comarca de Huéscar
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Comarca de Loja
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Costa Granadina
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Los Montes
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Valle de Lecrín
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Vega de Granada
Comarcas of the province of Huelva
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Andévalo
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Condado de Niebla
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Cuenca Minera de Riotinto
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Costa Occidental de Huelva
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Metropolitana de Huelva
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Sierra de Aracena
Comarcas of the province of Jaén
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Alto Guadalquivir - Cazorla
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La Campiña
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El Condado
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Área Metropolitana de Jaén
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La Loma
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Las Villas
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Sierra Norte
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Sierra Mágina
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Sierra de Segura
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Sierra Sur de Jaén
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Comarcas of the province of
Málaga
Málaga (; ) is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 591,637 in 2024, it is the second-most populo ...
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Antequera
Antequera () is a city and municipality in the Comarca de Antequera, province of Málaga, part of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. It is known as "the heart of Andalusia" (''el corazón de An ...
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Axarquía (Eastern Costa del Sol)
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Costa del Sol Occidental (Western Costa del Sol)
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Guadalteba
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Málaga
Málaga (; ) is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 591,637 in 2024, it is the second-most populo ...
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Costa del Sol
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Nororiental de Málaga ("Nororma")
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Serranía de Ronda
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Sierra de las Nieves
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Valle del Guadalhorce
Comarcas of the province of Sevilla
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Aljarafe
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Bajo Guadalquivir
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Campiña
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Estepa
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Marisma
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Sierra Norte
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Sierra Sur
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La Vega
Comarcas of
Aragon
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and ; ) is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces of Spain, ...
Comarcas of the province of Huesca/Uesca
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Alto Gállego
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Bajo Cinca, also called
Baix Cinca
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Cinca Medio
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Hoya de Huesca, also called
Plana de Uesca
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Jacetania
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La Litera, also called
La Llitera
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Monegros
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Ribagorza
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Sobrarbe
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Somontano de Barbastro
Comarcas of the province of Teruel
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Bajo Martín
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Jiloca
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Cuencas Mineras
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Andorra-Sierra de Arcos
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Bajo Aragón
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Comunidad de Teruel
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Maestrazgo
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Sierra de Albarracín Comarca, named after the
Sierra de Albarracín mountain range
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Gúdar-Javalambre
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Matarraña (''Matarranya'' in Catalan spelling)
Comarcas of the province of
Zaragoza
Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...
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Aranda
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Bajo Aragón-Caspe, also called ''Baix Aragó-Casp''
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Campo de Belchite
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Campo de Borja
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Campo de Cariñena
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Campo de Daroca
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Cinco Villas
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Comunidad de Calatayud
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Ribera Alta del Ebro
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Ribera Baja del Ebro
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Tarazona y el Moncayo
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Valdejalón
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Zaragoza
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Comarcas of
Asturias
Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain.
It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...
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Avilés
Avilés (Asturian and ;) is a town in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is, along with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main cities in the Principality of Asturias.
The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, partially in a land that belonged ...
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Caudal
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Eo-Navia
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Gijón / Xixón
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Nalón
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Narcea
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Oriente
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Oviedo / Uviéu
Comarques of the
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago forms a Provinces of Spain, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain, ...
Mallorca
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Palma de Mallorca
Palma (, ; ), also known as Palma de Mallorca (officially between 1983 and 1988, 2006–2008, and 2012–2016), is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is ...
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Serra de Tramuntana
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Es Raiguer
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Es Pla
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Migjorn
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Llevant
Menorca
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Menorca
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Pitiüses
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Eivissa
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Formentera
Eskualdeak / ''Comarcas'' of the Basque Country
Eskualdeak / ''Cuadrillas'' of the province of Álava-Araba
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Añana
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Aiara / Ayala
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Llanada Alavesa / Arabako Lautada
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Vitoria-Gasteiz
Vitoria-Gasteiz (; ; also historically spelled Vittoria in English) is the seat of government and the capital city of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country and of the provinces of Spain, province of Álava in northern Spain. I ...
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Gorbeialdea
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Arabako Mendialdea / Montaña Alavesa
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Arabako Errioxa / Rioja Alavesa
Eskualdeak / ''Comarcas'' of the province of Biscay
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Arratia-Nerbioi
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Busturialdea
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Durangaldea
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Enkarterri
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Gran Bilbao
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Lea-Artibai
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Mungialdea
Eskualdeak / ''Comarcas'' of the province of
Gipuzkoa
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Bidasoa-Txingudi
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Debabarrena
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Debagoiena
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Goierri
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Donostialdea
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Tolosaldea
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Urola Kosta
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Urola Erdia
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Urola Garaia
Comarcas of the
Canary Islands
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Comarcas of the province of Las Palmas
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Fuerteventura
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Lanzarote
Lanzarote (, , ) is a Spanish island, the easternmost of the Canary Islands, off the north coast of Africa and from the Iberian Peninsula.
Covering , Lanzarote is the fourth-largest of the islands in the archipelago. With 163,230 inhabi ...
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Las Palmas
Comarcas of the province of
Tenerife
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El Hierro
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La Gomera
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La Palma
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Tenerife
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Valle de Güímar
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Valle de la Orotava
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Icod
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Daute Isla Baja
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Isora-Teno
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Tenerife Sur (Adeje-Arona)
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Tenerife Sur (Granadilla-Arico)
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Acentejo
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Metropolitana-Anaga
Comarcas of Cantabria
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Comarca de Santander
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Besaya
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Saja-Nansa
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Costa occidental
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Costa oriental
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Trasmiera
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Pas-Miera
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Asón-Agüera
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Liébana
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Campoo-Los Valles
Comarques of Catalonia

Reference:
Comarques of the province of
Barcelona
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Alt Penedès
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Anoia
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Bages
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Baix Llobregat
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Barcelonès
Barcelonès () is the most populated comarca of Catalonia, Spain. It contains Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well a ...
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Berguedà
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Garraf
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Maresme
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Moianès
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Osona
Osona () is a comarques of Catalonia, comarca situated in the Central Catalonia, central region of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Vic, Spain, Vic. Its population in 2001 was 129,543. Osona covers roughly the same area as the historic Catalan co ...
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Vallès Occidental
Vallès Occidental () is a Comarques of Catalonia, comarca (county) in the Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona, Barcelona region in Catalonia (Spain). It has two capitals, Sabadell and Terrassa. Along with Vallès Oriental, it forms the historical Va ...
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Vallès Oriental
Comarques of the province of Girona
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Alt Empordà
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Baix Empordà
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Baixa Cerdanya (partly)
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Garrotxa
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Gironès
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Osona
Osona () is a comarques of Catalonia, comarca situated in the Central Catalonia, central region of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Vic, Spain, Vic. Its population in 2001 was 129,543. Osona covers roughly the same area as the historic Catalan co ...
(partly)
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Pla de l'Estany
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Ripollès
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Selva
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*Selva, Mallorca (pop. 3,055), a municipality on Mal ...
Comarques of the province of
Lleida
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Alt Urgell
Alt Urgell () is a ''comarca'' (county) in the Alt Pirineu region, in Catalonia, Spain
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Alta Ribagorça
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Baixa Cerdanya (partly)
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Garrigues
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Noguera
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Pallars Jussà
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Pallars Sobirà
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Pla d'Urgell
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Segarra
Segarra () is a Comarques of Catalonia, comarca (county) in Ponent, Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Catalonia (Spain), situated on a high plain. Historically, the name referred to a larger area than the current comarca. It has a continental cl ...
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Segrià
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Solsonès
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Urgell
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Val d'Aran
Comarques of the province of Tarragona
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Alt Camp
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Baix Camp
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Baix Ebre
Baix Ebre (, "Lower Ebro") is a comarca (county) on the coast in southern Catalonia. It is located in the region of Terres de l'Ebre
Terres de l'Ebre (, in English 'Ebro, Ebre Lands') is the south-westernmost of the eight regions (Vegueria, ''v ...
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Baix Penedès
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Conca de Barberà
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Montsià
Montsià () is a comarca (county) of the Terres de l'Ebre region, in Catalonia (Spain). It is the southernmost comarca and its capital and largest city is Amposta.
History
Almost all Montsià municipalities are part of the Taula del Sénia fre ...
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Priorat
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Ribera d'Ebre
Ribera d'Ebre () is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. It extends to both sides of the Ebre river between the reservoir of Riba-roja and Miravet. It belongs to the Terres de l'Ebre
Terres de l'Ebre (, in English 'Ebro, Ebre Lands') is t ...
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Tarragonès
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Terra Alta
Comarcas of Castile–La Mancha
Comarcas of the province of Albacete
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Llanos de Albacete
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Campos de Hellín
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La Mancha del Júcar-Centro
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La Manchuela
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Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
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Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
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Sierra del Segura
Comarcas of the province of
Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real (, ) is a municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha, capital of the province of Ciudad Real. It is the 5th most populated municipality in the region.
It was founded as Villa Real in 1255 as a ro ...
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Valle de Alcudia
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Campo de Calatrava
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Mancha
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Montes
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Campo de Montiel
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Sierra Morena
Comarcas of the province of Cuenca
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Alcarria conquense.
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La Mancha de Cuenca.
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Manchuela conquense.
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Serranía Alta.
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Serranía Baja.
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Serranía Media-Campichuelo.
Comarcas of the province of
Guadalajara
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Campiña de Guadalajara
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Campiña del Henares
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La Alcarria
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La Serranía
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Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo
Comarcas of the province of Toledo
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Campo de San Juan
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La Jara
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La Campana de Oropesa
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Mancha Alta de Toledo
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Mesa de Ocaña
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Montes de Toledo
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La Sagra
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Sierra de San Vicente
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Tierras de Talavera
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Torrijos (comarca)
Comarcas of
Castile and León
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Comarcas of the province of Ávila
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La Moraña
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Comarca de Ávila (
Valle de Amblés y
Sierra de Ávila)
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Comarca de El Barco de Ávila - Piedrahíta (
Alto Tormes y
Valle del Corneja)
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Comarca de Burgohondo - El Tiemblo - Cebreros (
Valle del Alberche y
Tierra de Pinares)
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Comarca de Arenas de San Pedro
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Comarcas of the province of Burgos
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Merindades
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Páramos
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La Bureba
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Ebro
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Odra-Pisuerga
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Alfoz de Burgos
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Montes de Oca
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Arlanza
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Sierra de la Demanda
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Ribera del Duero
Comarcas of the province of León
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La Montaña de Luna
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La Montaña de Riaño
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La Cabrera
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Astorga
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El Bierzo
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Tierras de León
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La Bañeza
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El Páramo
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Esla-Campos
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Sahagún
Comarcas of the province of Palencia
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Cerrato Palentino
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Montaña Palentina
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Páramos Valles
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Tierra de Campos
Comarcas of the province of
Salamanca
Salamanca () is a Municipality of Spain, municipality and city in Spain, capital of the Province of Salamanca, province of the same name, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is located in the Campo Charro comarca, in the ...
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Comarca de Vitigudino (
El Abadengo,
Las Arribes,
Tierra de Vitigudino and
La Ramajería)
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Comarca de Ciudad Rodrigo (
Ciudad Rodrigo,
Campo de Argañán,
Campo del Yeltes,
Los Agadones,
Campo de Robledo and
El Rebollar)
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La Armuña
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Las Villas
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Tierra de Peñaranda
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Tierra de Cantalapiedra
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Tierra de Ledesma
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Comarca de Guijuelo (
Entresierras,
Salvatierra and
Alto Tormes)
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Tierra de Alba
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Sierra de Béjar
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Sierra de Francia
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Campo de Salamanca
Comarcas of the province of
Segovia
Segovia ( , , ) is a city in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Segovia. Segovia is located in the Meseta central, Inner Pl ...
An official classification establishes three comarcas:
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Segovia
Segovia ( , , ) is a city in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Segovia. Segovia is located in the Meseta central, Inner Pl ...
.
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Cuéllar.
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Sepúlveda.
or sometimes four:
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Tierra de Pinares (shares with the province of Valladolid).
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Segovia
Segovia ( , , ) is a city in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Segovia. Segovia is located in the Meseta central, Inner Pl ...
.
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Sepúlveda.
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Tierra de Ayllón.
However, historic approaches (before the national classification into provinces) establish six comarcas:
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Tierra de Pinares.
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Tierra de Ayllón.
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Tierras de Cantalejo y Santa María la Real de Nieva.
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Páramos del Duratón.
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Tierra de Segovia.
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Tierra de Sepúlveda.
Comarcas of the province of Soria
Comarcas of the province of
Valladolid
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Tierra de Campos
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Montes Torozos
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Páramos del Esgueva
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Tierra de Pinares
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Campo de Peñafiel
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Campiña del Pisuerga
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Tierras de Medina
Comarcas of the province of Zamora
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Alfoz de Toro.
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Aliste.
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Benavente y Los Valles.
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La Carballeda.
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La Guareña.
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Sanabria.
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Sayago.
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Tábara.
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Tierra de Alba.
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Tierra de Campos.
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Tierra del Pan.
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Tierra del Vino.
Comarcas of Extremadura
Comarcas of the province of
Badajoz
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Campiña Sur (Badajoz)
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La Serena, Spain
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La Siberia
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Las Vegas Altas
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Llanos de Olivenza
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Sierra Suroeste
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Tentudía
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Tierra de Badajoz
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Tierra de Barros
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Tierra de Mérida - Vegas Bajas
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Zafra - Río Bodión
Comarcas of the province of Cáceres
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Comarca de Cáceres
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Campo Arañuelo
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La Vera
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Las Hurdes
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Las Villuercas
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Los Ibores
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Sierra de Gata (comarca)
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Tajo-Salor
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Tierra de Alcántara
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Trasierra/Tierras de Granadilla
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Tierra de Trujillo
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Valencia de Alcántara
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Valle del Ambroz
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Valle del Jerte
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Vegas del Alagón
Comarcas of Galicia
Comarcas of the province of
A Coruña
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A Barcala
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A Coruña
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Arzúa
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Barbanza
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Betanzos
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Bergantiños
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Eume
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Ferrol
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Fisterra
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Muros
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Noia
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O Sar
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Ordes
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Ortegal
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Santiago
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Terra de Melide
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Terra de Soneira
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Xallas
Comarcas of the province of Lugo
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A Fonsagrada
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A Mariña Central
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A Mariña Occidental
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A Mariña Oriental
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A Ulloa
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Chantada
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Lugo
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Meira
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Os Ancares
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Quiroga
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Sarria
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Terra Chá
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Terra de Lemos
Comarcas of the province of Ourense
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Allariz - Maceda
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A Baixa Limia
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O Carballiño
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A Limia
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Ourense
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O Ribeiro
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Terra de Caldelas
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Terra de Celanova
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Terra de Trives
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Valdeorras
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Verín
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Viana
Comarcas of the province of
Pontevedra
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A Paradanta
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Caldas
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O Deza
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O Baixo Miño
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O Condado
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O Morrazo
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O Salnés
O Salnés is a ''Comarcas of Galicia, comarca'' in the Galicia (Spain), Galician Pontevedra (province), Province of Pontevedra. It covers an area of 275.2 km2, and had an overall population of 114,600 at the 2011 Census; the latest official estimat ...
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Pontevedra
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Tabeirós - Terra de Montes
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Vigo
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Comarcas of
La Rioja
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Rioja Alta
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Rioja Baja
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Tierra de Cameros
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Camero Nuevo (from
Iregua river to West)
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Camero Viejo (from
Leza river to East)
Comarcas of
Madrid
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Comarca de Alcalá or
Tierra de Alcalá
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La Alcarria
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Madrid
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Corredor del Henares
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Sierra Norte
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Sierra Este
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Sierra Noroeste
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Sierra Oeste
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Madrid Sur
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Las Vegas del Tajo
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Vega del Jarama
Comarcas of Region of Murcia
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Altiplano
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Alto Guadalentín
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Bajo Guadalentín
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Campo de Cartagena / Comarca de Cartagena
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Huerta de Murcia
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Región del Mar Menor / Comarca of Mar Menor
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Región del Noroeste / Comarca del Noroeste
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Región del Río Mula / Cuenca del Río Mula
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Región Oriental
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Valle de Ricote
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Vega Alta / Comarca de la Vega Alta del Segura
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Vega Media / Comarca de la Vega Media del Segura
Eskualdeak / Comarcas of Navarre
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Bortziriak / Cinco Villas
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Baztan
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Tudela
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Bidasoa Garaia / Alto Bidasoa
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Sakana / Barranca
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Aralarraldea / Norte de Aralar
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Ultzamaldea
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Agoitz / Aoiz
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Irunberri / Lumbier
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Auñamendi
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Iruñerria / Cuenca de Pamplona
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Gares / Puente la Reina
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Estella Oriental
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Estella Occidental
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Zangoza / Sangüesa
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Tafalla
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Ribera del Alto Ebro
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Ribera Arga-Aragón
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Erronkari-Zaraitzu / Roncal-Salazar
Comarques of the
Valencian Community
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Comarques of the province of
Alicante
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Alacantí
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Alcoià
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Alt Vinalopó
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Baix Vinalopó
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Comtat
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Marina Alta
Marina Alta (; ; lit. "Upper Marina") is a central comarques of the Valencian Community, central and coastal ''Comarques of the Valencian Community, comarca'' of the autonomous community of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valen ...
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Marina Baixa
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Vega Baja del Segura
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Baix Segura
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Vinalopó Mitjà
Comarques of the province of Castellón
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Alcalatén
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Alt Maestrat
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Alto Mijares
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Alto Palancia
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Baix Maestrat
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Plana Alta
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Plana Baixa
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Comarques of the province of
Valencia
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Camp de Túria
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Camp de Morvedre
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Canal de Navarrés
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Costera
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Hoya de Buñol
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Horta
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Horta Nord
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Horta Oest
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Horta Sud
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Valencia
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Los Serranos
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Requena-Utiel
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Rincón de Ademuz
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Ribera Alta
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Ribera Baixa
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Safor
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Vall d'Albaida
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Valle de Cofrentes-Ayora
See also
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Autonomous communities of Spain
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List of municipalities of Spain
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In 2023, there were a total of 8,132 municipalities in Spain, including the autonomous cities of Ceut ...
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Provinces of Spain
A province in Spain
* , ; grammatical number, sing. ''provincia'')
* Basque language, Basque (, grammatical number, sing. ''probintzia''.
* Catalan language, Catalan (), grammatical number, sing. ''província''.
* Galician language, Galician ...
Notes
References
Bibliography
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External links
Conocer España detailed list of the Spanish comarcas with links (in
Spanish).
Spain Comarcas list of the Spanish comarcas
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