Ourense

Also known as Province of Ourense, Province of Orense, Orense Province

province of Galicia, Spain

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Ourense is a province located in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It matters as one of Galicia's four provinces and an important part of the region's geography, culture, and history.

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Demonym: ourensá
Population: 304592
Area: 7273.2
Official website: www.depourense.es
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Commons category: Province of Ourense
postal code: 32
native label: Ourense
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Ourense ( Galician: [owˈɾɛnsɪ]; Spanish: Orense [oˈɾense]) is a province of Spain, in the southeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Pontevedra to the west, Lugo to the north, León and Zamora, (which both belong to Castile and León) to the east, and by Portugal to the south. With an area of 7,278 square kilometres, it is the only landlocked province in Galicia. The provincial capital, Ourense, is the largest population centre, with the rest of the province being predominantly rural. It has 92 municipalities totalling 304,467 inhabitants.

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