In Spain , a comarca ( Spanish: [koˈmaɾka] ) is either a traditional territorial division without any formal basis, or a group of municipalities, legally defined by an autonomous community for the purpose of providing common local government services. In English, a comarca is equivalent to a district , county , area or zone .
6-456: Cinco Villas may refer to: Cinco Villas, Navarra , a comarca of Spain Cinco Villas, Aragon , Spain [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
12-568: A comarcal council with specified powers. There are seven comarcas formally registered in Basque Country and one, El Bierzo , in Castile and León. In Andalusia , Galicia , Valencia and Asturias , comarcas are defined by regional law but lack any defined function. In other regions, comarcas are traditional or historical or in some cases, contemporary creations designed for tourism promotions. In some other cases (e.g. La Carballeda )
18-533: A comarca may correspond to a natural area, like a valley, river basin and mountainous area, or even to historical regions overlapping different provinces and ancient kingdoms (e.g. Ilercavonia ). In such comarcas or natural regions municipalities have resorted to organizing themselves in mancomunidad (commonwealth), like the Taula del Sénia , the only legal formula that has allowed those comarcas to manage their public municipal resources meaningfully. There
24-682: Is also a comarca, the Cerdanya that is divided between two states, the southwestern half being counted as a comarca of Spain, while the northeastern half is part of France . There are also other groupings of municipalities in Spain including provinces , mancomunidades , metropolitan areas and the major islands of the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands . Legally defined comarcas have their boundaries and functions defined by
30-590: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cinco_Villas&oldid=1223324338 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Comarcas of Spain The large majority of legally defined comarcas are in Catalonia (42) and Aragon (33) , and are regulated by law and are governed by
36-612: The relevant regional government ( autonomous community ) and so do not necessarily have boundaries consistent with provinces which are defined by the State. The remit of comarcas is very similar to that of the provinces and has been criticised for duplication. However in Catalonia, the comarca (and not the province) has been the traditional territorial organisation. Reference: An official classification establishes three comarcas: or sometimes four: However, historic approaches (before
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