Álava

Álava (IPA: [ˈalaβa] in Spaingie) or Araba (IPA: [aˈɾaba] in Basque), offeecially Araba/Álava,^[1] is a province o Spain an a historical territory o the Basque Kintra, heir o the auncient Laird o Álava. Its caipital ceety is Vitoria-Gasteiz whilk is the caipital o the autonomous commonty an aw. It haes mairches the Basque provinces o Biscay an Gipuzkoa tae the north, the commonty o La Rioja tae the sooth, the province o Burgos (in the commonity o Castile an León) tae the wast an the commonty o Navarre tae the east. The Enclave o Treviño is pairt o the province o Burgos, no Álava.

Álava Araba
Province
Historical Territory o Álava1
Banner Coat airms
Kintra	Spain
Autonomous commonty	Basque Kintra
Caipital	Vitoria-Gasteiz
Govrenment
• Deputy General	Javier de Andrés (Fowkpairty)
Area
• Total	2,963 km2 (1,144 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	322,557
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
• Rankit	41
• Percent	0.68%
Demonym
Offeecial leids	Spaingie, Basque
Pairlament	Cortes Generales
Congress seats	4
Senate seats	4
Juntas Generales de Álava	51
Website	Diputación Foral de Álava
1.^ Complete offeecial names: Arabako Lurralde Historikoa / Territorio Histórico de Álava

It is the lairgest o the three provinces in the Basque Autonomous Commonty in geographical terms, wi 2,963 km², but the least populatit an aw wi 322,557 indwellers (2012).

See an aw

• Antoñana
• Basque Economic Greement
• Leet o municipalities in the province o Álava
• Natura 2000

Footnotes

Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Álava-Araba.

1. Ley 19/2011, de 5 de julio, por la que pasan a denominarse oficialmente "Araba/Álava", "Gipuzkoa" y "Bizkaia" las demarcaciones provinciales llamadas anteriormente "Álava", "Guipúzcoa" y "Vizcaya"

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