Province of Guadalajara

This article is about the province of Guadalajara in Spain. For other uses, see Guadalajara (disambiguation).

Guadalajara
—  Province  —
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Spain with Guadalajara highlighted
Coordinates: 40°50′N 2°30′W
Autonomous community	Castile–La Mancha
Capital	Guadalajara
Government
• President
Area
• Total	12,167 km2 (4,698 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 17th
Population (2010)
• Total	251,563
• Rank	Ranked 42nd
• Density	Bad rounding here21/km2 (Bad rounding here54/sq mi)
	0.52% of Spain
Demonym	Guadalajareño / Guadalajareña
Official language(s)	Spanish

Guadalajara (pronounced: [ɡwaðalaˈxaɾa] from Arabic وادي الحجارة (wādi al-ħajāra), "streambed/valley of stones") is a province of central/north-central Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Cuenca, Madrid, Segovia, Soria, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Guadalajara is a mountainous place, the eastern side of the province is in the Sistema Ibérico area, while the Sistema Central rises in the western part.

Its population is 213,505 (2006). The area of the province covers 12.190 km². Its capital is Guadalajara, where nearly 35% of the province's population lives. There are 288 municipalities in Guadalajara, of which more than three-quarters are villages with populations less than 200.

From 16 July 2005 to 20 July 2005 the province was devastated by a forest fire, known as the Incendio de Guadalajara. Eleven fire fighters died after a blowup. The fire was caused by hikers barbecuing.

Comarcas

• La Alcarria
• La Campiña
• La Serranía
• Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo

Natural Surroundings

Parks

• Alto Tajo
• Hayedo de Tejera Negra

Regions

• Barranco del Río Dulce

Natural Reserves

• Lagunas de Puebla de Beleña
• Cerros Margosos de Pastrana y Yebra
• Cerros Volcánicos de La Miñosa
• Prados Húmedos de Torremocha del Pinar

External links

• Guadalajara, the great unknown
• Provincial Government

See also: List of municipalities in Guadalajara and Pastrana, Spain