Peninsular Spain has an area of 492,175 km2[2] and a population of 43,731,572.[3] It contains 15 of the autonomous communities of Spain.
Occupying the central part of Spain, it possesses much greater resources and better interior and exterior communications than other parts of the country. To redress this imbalance, Spanish residents outside the peninsula receive a state subsidy for transport to and from the peninsula.[4]
These are the municipalities with the highest population:
^El PP "garantiza" la subvención al transporte extrapeninsular pero tumba el blindaje de las ayudas, RTVE, 19 February 2013
April 10, 2024
peninsular, spain, refers, part, territory, spain, located, within, iberian, peninsula, thus, excluding, other, parts, spain, canary, islands, balearic, islands, ceuta, melilla, several, islets, crags, coast, morocco, known, collectively, plazas, soberanía, pl. Peninsular Spain refers to the part of the territory of Spain located within the Iberian Peninsula 1 thus excluding other parts of Spain the Canary Islands the Balearic Islands Ceuta Melilla and several islets and crags off the coast of Morocco known collectively as plazas de soberania places of sovereignty In Spain it is mostly known simply as la Peninsula It has land frontiers with France and Andorra to the north Portugal to the west and the British overseas territory of Gibraltar to the south Map of peninsular SpainCharacteristics editPeninsular Spain has an area of 492 175 km2 2 and a population of 43 731 572 3 It contains 15 of the autonomous communities of Spain Occupying the central part of Spain it possesses much greater resources and better interior and exterior communications than other parts of the country To redress this imbalance Spanish residents outside the peninsula receive a state subsidy for transport to and from the peninsula 4 These are the municipalities with the highest population Madrid 3 207 247 Barcelona 1 611 822 Valencia 792 303 Seville 700 169 Zaragoza 682 004 Malaga 568 479 Murcia 438 246 Bilbao 349 356 Alicante 335 052 Cordoba 328 704See also editPais Vasco peninsular the portion of the historic Basque Country located in peninsular Spain Peninsulares inhabitants of Spanish colonies born in peninsular Spain Topographical relief of SpainReferences edit List of publications Google INE National Statistical Institute Annual Statistical Report 2006 Part 1 physical and environmental context INE 1 January 2013 El PP garantiza la subvencion al transporte extrapeninsular pero tumba el blindaje de las ayudas RTVE 19 February 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peninsular Spain amp oldid 1204389841, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
