What is a province, according to Article 141 of the Constitution?
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Spanish Constitution, article 141 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: A local entity formed by a group of municipalities. It also has its own legal personality. Article 141.1 says so.
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Constitution · article 141.1
The question in Spanish
Según el artículo 141 de la Constitución, ¿qué es una provincia?
The options
- AA group of Autonomous CommunitiesUn grupo de comunidades autónomas
- BA local entity formed by a group of municipalitiesUna entidad local formada por una agrupación de municipiosCorrect
- CA city with a portUna ciudad con puerto
What the Constitution says
«1. La provincia es una entidad local con personalidad jurídica propia, determinada por la agrupación de municipios y división territorial para el cumplimiento de las actividades del Estado. Cualquier alteración de los límites provinciales habrá de ser aprobada por las Cortes Generales mediante ley orgánica.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 141 (paragraph 1, consolidated text at the BOE), read on 21 October 2026. The quotation is in Spanish, as the BOE prints it; the English wording of the answer is ours. Laws carry no copyright (Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, art. 13), so we quote the text as it stands.
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