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Castile-La Mancha
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| Capital | Toledo | |
| Area – Total – % of Spain | Ranked 3rd 79 463 km² 15,7% | |
| Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density | Ranked 9th 1 782 038 4,3% 22,43/km² | |
| Demonym – English – Spanish | Castilian-Manchego castellano-manchego | |
| Statute of Autonomy | August 16, 1982 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | CM | |
| Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate seats | 20 2 | |
| President | José María Barreda Fontes (PSOE) | |
| Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha | ||
Castile-La Mancha (Spanish Castilla-La Mancha) is an autonomous community of Spain.
Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura.
Castile-La Mancha is composed of the provinces of Toledo, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Albacete.
The capital of Castile-La Mancha is Toledo.
Castile-La Mancha was formerly grouped with the province of Madrid into New Castile ("Castilla la Nueva"), but with the advent of the modern Spanish system of semi-autonomous regions (las autonomías), it was separated due to great economic disparity between the capital and the remaining new-castilian provinces.
It is a common misunderstanding to assimilate Castile-La Mancha to its inner region La Mancha.
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