The autonomous community of Andalucía

The autonomous community of Andalucía has eight provinces. Each province has the same name as the capital city of the province. Sevilla is the capital city of the autonomous community of Andalucía. The Autonomous Parliament and the Government Council are in Sevilla.

What is the Statute of Autonomy?

The founding law in Andalucía is the Statute of Autonomy.

It establishes ...

• the geographical areas of the provinces and municipalities in Andalucía.

• the capital.

• the rights and responsibilities of the citizens.

• government institutions.

• the 28th of February as a holiday to celebrate Andalucía.

• symbols of the autonomous community.

What are the government institutions?

The Autonomous Parliament and government of the autonomous community of Andalucía are in the capital city: Sevilla.

• The members of the Autonomous Parliament pass new laws and approve budgets. Spanish citizens over the age of 18 who live in Andalucía vote for candidates who become members of Parliament. The members of Parliament choose the president of the Government.

• The president of the autonomous community of Andalucía is in charge of the Government Council. The president chooses the councillors and gives each one responsibility for an area, such as finances, health, transport or education.

ANDALUCÍA: Jaén, Córdoba, Seville (capital), Huelva, Cádiz, Málaga, Granada and Almería.

ANDALUCÍA

Jaén

Córdoba

Seville

Huelva

Cádiz

Málaga

Granada

Almería

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PROVINCES

In Spain, a province is an area made up of several municipalities. There are fifty provinces in Spain. All provinces have a capital. This is usually the largest city or town in the province.

GALICIA: La Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra.

Capital: Santiago de Compostela

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

PRINCIPALTY OF ASTURIAS: Oviedo

Oviedo

CANTABRIA: Santander

Santander

BASQUE COUNTRY: Bizkaia- Bilbao, Guipúzcoa- San Sebastián, Álava - Vitoria (Capital).

VITORIA

NAVARRA: Pamplona

Pamplona

ARAGÓN: Huesca, Zaragoza (Capital) and Teruel.

Zaragoza

CATALONIA: Barcelona (Capital), Tarragona, Lleida and Girona.

Barcelona

LA RIOJA: Logroño

Logroño

CASTILLA Y LEÓN: León, Zamora, Salamanca, Palencia, Valladolid (Capital), Burgos, Soria, Segovia and Ávila.

Valladolid

Salamanca

Ávila

Segovia

COMMUNITY OF MADRID: Madrid

CASTILLA LA-MANCHA: Toledo (Capital), Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Albacete.

CIUDAD REAL

VALENCIAN COMMUNITY: Castellón, Valencia (Capital) and Alicante.

BALEARIC ISLANDS: Palma de Mallorca.

Palma de Mallorca

REGION OF MURCIA

EXTREMADURA: Cáceres, Badajoz, Mérida (Capital)

CEUTA AND MELILLA

CANARY ISLANDS: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

ANDALUCÍA: Jaén, Córdoba, Seville (capital), Huelva, Cádiz, Málaga, Granada and Almería.

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Municipalities

 What is a municipality?

A municipality is an area where people live. It can be one or more villages, towns or cities. The territory of the municipality is called the municipal district.

The residents of a municipality are the municipal population. A municipality is governed by a town council made up of the mayor and councillors. The municipal government works in the town or city hall.

Mayor

What does a municipal government do?

Local people elect the municipal councillors. The councillors choose the mayor. The mayor is the head of the municipal government. The municipal government is responsible for making sure we have the services we need every day. These include:

• Transport services for public and private transport.

• Health services.

• Education, sports and cultural services.

• Social services for people in need.

• Cleaning services, rubbish collection, park maintenance.

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