The current provincial division structure is based—with minor changes—on the 1833 territorial division by Javier de Burgos, and in all, the Spanish territory is divided into 50 provinces. The communities of Asturias, Cantabria, La Rioja, the Balearic Islands, Madrid, Murcia and Navarre are the only communities that comprise a single province, which is coextensive with the community itself. In these cases, the administrative institutions of the province are replaced by the governmental institutions of the community.
the current provincial division structure is based—with minor changes—on the 1833 territorial division by javier de burgos and in all the spanish territory is divided into 50 provinces the communities of asturias cantabria la rioja the balearic islands madrid murcia and navarre are the only communities that comprise a single province which is coextensive with the community itself in these cases the administrative institutions of the province are replaced by the governmental institutions of the community