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Castile and León (Inglis /kæˈstiːl ən leɪˈoʊn/; Spaingie: Castilla y León [kasˈtiʎa i leˈon] (
listen); Leonese: Castiella y Llión [kasˈtjeʎa i ʎiˈoŋ]; Galician: Castela e León [kasˈtɛla e leˈoŋ]) is an autonomous commonty in northwastrern Spain. It wis sae constitutit in 1983 an it comprises the historical regions o León an Auld Castile (Spaingie: Castilla la Vieja). It is the lairgest autonomous commonty in Spain, coverin an aurie o 94,223 square kilometre (36,380 sq mi) wi an offícial population o aroond 2.5 million (2005).
Castilla an León [Castilla y León] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (in Spaingie) | |
|---|---|
 Banner  Coat airms | |
 Map o Castile an León | |
| Coordinates: 41°23′N 4°27′W | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Caipital | Valladolid (de facto[1]) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Preses | Juan Vicente Herrera (PP) |
| Area (18.6% o Spain; Rankit 1st) | |
| • Total | 94222 km2 (36,379 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 2,510,849 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| • Pop. rank | 6t |
| • Percent | 5.7% o Spain |
| Demonym | |
| ISO 3166-2 | CL |
| Offeecial leids | Spaingie (Leonese an Galicie hae special status) |
| Statute o Autonomy | 2 Mairch 1983 |
| Parliament | Cortes Generales |
| Congress seats | 33 (o 350) |
| Senate seats | 30 (o 264) |
| Website | Junta de Castilla y León |
The organic law o Castile an León, unner the Spaingie Constitution o 1978, is the region's Statute o Autonomy. The statute lays oot the basic laws o the region an defines a series o essential values an sýmbols o the inhabitants o Castile an León, sic as their linguistic patrimony (the Castilian leid, that Scots speakers commonly refer tae simply as Spaingie, an Leonese an Galicie forby), an their historic, airtistic, an natural patrimony an aa. Ither sýmbols alludit tae are the coat o airms, flag, an banner; there is allusion tae a regional anthem an aa, tho as o 2009 nane haes been adoptit. Aprile 23 is designatit Castile an León Day, commemoratin the defeat o the comuneros at the Battle o Villalar durin the Revolt o the Comuneros, in 1521.
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