1 (distrito) province; (España) (Administración) county
la capital de la provincia the provincial capital; las Provincias Vascongadas (Hist) the Basque Provinces; the Basque Country
Spain is divided into 55 administrative provincias, including the islands and Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa. Each one has a capital de provincia, which generally has the same name as the province itself. Provincias are grouped by geography, history and culture into comunidades autónomas.