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Valladolid is a province of central/northwest Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It has a population of 534,874 people in a total of 225 municipalities, an area of 8,110 km² and a population density of 65.80 people per km².
The capital is the city of Valladolid. It is bordered by the provinces of Zamora, León, Palencia, Burgos, Segovia, Ávila, and Salamanca. It is, therefore, the only Spanish province surrounded only - and entirely - by others in their same autonomous community.
This province stands out as having one of the Human Development Index ((HDI) of 0.978 in 2012) highest in the world (6or place in Spain), outlining how the province with the best index of educational level of Spain. It is very famous both its gastronomy (Lechazo (Veal or lambs), Suckling pig, black pudding, sausage, breads, soups, vegetables ... ) as their wines with designations of origin, mainly the Ribera del Duero Denomination of Origin , the Rueda Denomination of Origin , the Cigales denomination of Origin and also the Toro Designation of Origin and the Tierra de León Denomination of Origin.
The province once served as the capital of the Castilian court and the former capital of the Empire during the reigns of Emperor Carlos I, Philip II and Philip III, which explains why to this day it remains pregnant with castles and strengths. The capital has an important historical - artistic heritage and one of the more important museums of sculpture of Europe. The province of Valladolid is specially famous for his processions of Holy Week, so much in the capital, since in the localities of Medina de Rioseco and Medina del Campo.
Valladolid is the main economic centre of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon.
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