Province of Toledo

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Toledo (Template:IPA) is a province of central Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Madrid, Cuenca, Ciudad Real, Badajoz, Cáceres, and Ávila. Its capital is the city of Toledo.

Demography

Of the province's 711,228 people (2012), only about 1/9 live in the capital, Toledo, which is also the capital of the autonomous community. The most populated municipalities in the province are Toledo and Talavera de la Reina with 83,741 and 83,303 inhabitants each (INE, 2017).

The province contains 204 municipalities. The smallest municipality in Spain, Illán de Vacas, with a population of 3, is in Toledo province. See List of municipalities in Toledo.

Population development

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bar:1887 from:0 till:356 text:356,398
bar:1900 from:0 till:380 text:380,025
bar:1910 from:0 till:418 text:417,921
bar:1920 from:0 till:451 text:450,601
bar:1930 from:0 till:497 text:496,510
bar:1940 from:0 till:490 text:490,385
bar:1950 from:0 till:534 text:533,654
bar:1960 from:0 till:533 text:532,583
bar:1970 from:0 till:478 text:477,732
bar:1980 from:0 till:475 text:474,634
bar:1990 from:0 till:490 text:489,543
bar:2000 from:0 till:541 text:541,379
bar:2010 from:0 till:706 text:705,516
bar:2020 from:0 till:704 text:703,772

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Politics and government

Provincial government and administration

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Seat of the provincial deputation.

The government body of the province is the Provincial Deputation of Toledo. Its seat is located at Toledo. The members of the plenary of the deputation (diputación) are indirectly elected from among the municipal councillors in the province based on the results of the municipal elections. In turn, the plenary elects the president of the deputation from among its members.

Representation of the Central Government

The Government of Spain appoints a Government Sub-delegate for the province, whose headquarters are located at Toledo. The Government Delegate charged with the representation in the whole autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha also has its seat in Toledo.

Coat of arms

Template:Main Since 2013, the province of Toledo uses the arms of the city, the imperial double-headed eagle Sable bearing an escutcheon with the arms of Castile and Leon, party per pale with the arms of the former Kingdom of Toledo. The eagle is flanked by the pillars of Hercules.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

The province shares the Parque Nacional de Cabañeros with the province of Ciudad Real. The Corocho de Rocigalgo, located in the Montes de Toledo, is the highest point of the province (1,448 m).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Tagus crosses the province from the northeast to the west. Some right-bank tributaries are the Guadarrama, the Alberche, or the Tiétar.