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 | |
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Province | |
| Historical Territory o Álava1 | |
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| 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 |
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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).
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eedit| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Álava-Araba. |
- ↑ 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"