Province o Guadalajara

Guadalajara (pronoonced: [ɡwaðalaˈxaɾa] frae Arabic wādi al-ħajāra (وادي الحجارة), "streambed/glen o stanes") is a province o central/north-central Spain, in the northren pairt o the autonomous commonty o Castile-La Mancha. It is bordered bi the provinces o Cuenca, Madrid, Segovia, Soria, Zaragoza, an Teruel. Guadalajara is a muntainous place, the eastren side o the province is in the Sistema Ibérico aurie, while the Sistema Central rises in the wastren pairt. Its population is 213,505 (2006). The aurie o the province covers 12.190 km². Its caipital is Guadalajara, whaur nearly 35% o the province's population lives. Thare are 288 municipalities in Guadalajara, o which mair nor three-quairters are veelages wi populations less nor 200. Frae 16 tae 20 Julie 2005 the province wis devastatit bi a forest fire, kent as the incendio de Guadalajara. Eleven firefechters dee'd efter a blowup. The fire wis caused bi hikers barbecuin. Comarcas La Alcarria La Campiña La Serranía Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo Natural Surroondins Pairks Alto Tajo Hayedo de Tejera Negra Regions Barranco del Río Dulce Natural Reserves Lagunas de Puebla de Beleña Cerros Margosos de Pastrana y Yebra Cerros Volcánicos de La Miñosa Prados Húmedos de Torremocha del Pinar External links Guadalajara, the great unknown Archived 2007-03-08 at the Wayback Machine Provincial Government Template:Provinces o Castile–La Mancha Template:Municipalities in Guadalajara