Granada (province) 143442 215414741 2008-05-28T02:11:57Z Granadin 7186433 rv BIG vandalism from [[user: Regebro|Regebro]] {{Spanish Province |name = Granada |full-name = Granada |flag = Bandera provincia granada.jpg |coat-of-arms = Provincia de Granada - Escudo.svg |motto = |anthem = |map = Localización provincia de Granada.png |capital = [[Granada]] |language = [[Spanish language|Spanish]] |area = 12,531 |area-rank = 15 |area-magnitude = |area-percent = |pop = 876,184 |pop-rank = 17 |pop-percent = |pop-date = 2006 |density = 69.3 |english-name = Granadin |spanish-name = Granadino |local-lang = |local-name = |autonomous-community = [[Andalusia]] |government = [[Diputation|Diputation of Granada]] |president = [[Antonio Martínez Caler]] ([[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|PSOE]]) |website = http://www.dipgra.es/ }} '''Granada''' is a [[Provinces of Spain|province]] of southern [[Spain]], in the eastern part of the [[Autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] of [[Andalusia]]. It is bordered by the provinces of [[Albacete (province)|Albacete]], [[Region of Murcia|Murcia]], [[Almería (province)|Almería]], [[Jaén (province)|Jaén]], [[Córdoba (province)|Córdoba]], [[Málaga (province)|Málaga]], and the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. Its capital is [[Granada]]. Its area is [[1 E10 m²|12,635 km²]]. Its population is 876,184 (2006), of whom about 30% live in the capital, and its population density is 64.82/km² It contains 168 municipalities. There are [[Roman Catholic]] cathedrals at Granada and [[Guadix]]. The tallest mountain in [[Iberian Peninsula]], [[Mulhacén]], is located in Granada. It measures [[1 E3 m|3,481 m]]. Granada shares the [[Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain)|Sierra Nevada National Park]] (in the [[Sierra Nevada (Spain)|Sierra Nevada]] mountain range) with Almería province. Although slightly too far east to catch the floods of British tourists coming to the [[Costa del Sol]] via [[Málaga]], Granada brings in a number of tourists with its [[Moorish]] architecture and famous [[Alhambra]]. In the winter the mountains of the [[Sierra Nevada (Spain)|Sierra Nevada]] play host to a small but thriving [[ski]] industry; these are Europe's most southerly [[ski resort]]s. == See also== *[[List of municipalities in Granada]] == External links == *{{es icon}} [http://www.dipgra.es/ Diputación Provincial de Granada] (Provincial government) {{Andalusian provinces}} {{Provinces of Spain}} {{Granada-geo-stub}} {{coor title dm|37|15|N|3|15|W|region:ES_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki}} [[Category:Provinces of Spain]] [[Category:Granada (province)]] [[ar:مقاطعة غرناطة]] [[an:Probinzia de Granada]] [[ast:Provincia de Granada]] [[ca:Província de Granada]] [[de:Provinz Granada]] [[el:Γρανάδα (νομός)]] [[es:Provincia de Granada]] [[eu:Granadako probintzia]] [[fa:گرانادا (استان)]] [[fr:Province de Grenade]] [[ga:Granada (cúige)]] [[gl:Provincia de Granada]] [[it:Provincia di Granada]] [[lad:Provinsia de Granada]] [[lb:Provënz Granada]] [[nl:Granada (provincie)]] [[ja:グラナダ県 (スペイン)]] [[no:Granada (provins)]] [[oc:Granada (província)]] [[pl:Prowincja Granada]] [[pt:Granada (província)]] [[ro:Provincia Granada]] [[ru:Гранада (провинция)]] [[fi:Granada (maakunta)]] [[sv:Granada (provins)]] [[zh:格拉納達省]]