Castile-La Mancha

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Comunidad Autónoma de
Castilla-La Mancha
Image:Locator map of Castille-La Mancha.png
Capital Toledo
Area
 – Total
 – % of Spain
Ranked 3rd
79 463 km²
15,7%
Population
 – Total (2003)
 – % of Spain
 – Density
Ranked 9th
 1 782 038
 4,3%
 22,43/km²
Demonym
 – English
 – Spanish

 Castilian-Manchego
 castellano-manchego
Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982
ISO 3166-2 CM
Parliamentary
representation

 – Congress seats
 – Senate seats
 20
 2
President José María Barreda Fontes (PSOE)
Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha

Castile-La Mancha (Spanish Castilla-La Mancha) is an autonomous community of Spain.

Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura.

Castile-La Mancha is composed of the provinces of Toledo, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Albacete.

The capital of Castile-La Mancha is Toledo.

Castile-La Mancha was formerly grouped with the province of Madrid into New Castile ("Castilla la Nueva"), but with the advent of the modern Spanish system of semi-autonomous regions (las autonomías), it was separated due to great economic disparity between the capital and the remaining new-castilian provinces.

It is a common misunderstanding to assimilate Castile-La Mancha to its inner region La Mancha.



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