Province of Burgos
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Provincial Palace (s. XIX) in Burgos, seat of the Diputación de Burgos, the province governing body
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 Map of Spain with Burgos highlighted |
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| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous community | Castille and León | ||
| Capital | Burgos | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | César Rico Ruiz (PP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 14,292 km2 (5,518 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | Ranked 11 | ||
| 2,78% of Spain | |||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 375,657 | ||
| • Rank | Ranked 36 | ||
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) | ||
| 0,80% of Spain | |||
| Demonym(s) |
Spanish: burgalés/a English: burgalese |
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| Official language(s) | Spanish | ||
| Parliament | Cortes Generales | ||
| Website | http://www.burgos.es/ | ||
The province of Burgos is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Palencia, Cantabria, Vizcaya, Álava, La Rioja, Soria, Segovia, and Valladolid. Its capital is the city of Burgos.
The Cartularies of Valpuesta from the monastery Santa María de Valpuesta, in Burgos, are considered to be the oldest known documents containing words written in Spanish language.
Since 1964, archaeologists have been working at numerous areas of the Archaeological Site of Atapuerca, where they have found ancient hominid and human remains, the former dating to more than one million years ago, with artefacts from the Palaeolithic and Bronze Ages of man. The site has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The province has an area of 14,300 km² and a population of approximately 375,000 of whom nearly half live in the capital. The other locations higher than 20,000 inhabitants apart from Burgos are Miranda de Ebro and Aranda de Duero, both very industrialized. The Sierra de la Demanda, the northwesternmost end of the Sistema Ibérico, is located in Burgos Province.
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