Navarre facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Navarre
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Location of Navarra (in red) within Spain
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| Country | Spain | ||
| Capital | Pamplona | ||
| Area
(2.2% of Spain; Ranked 11th)
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| • Total | 10,391 km2 (4,012 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(2013)
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| • Total | 647,866 | ||
| • Density | 62.3488/km2 (161.483/sq mi) | ||
| • Pop. rank | 15th | ||
| • Percent | 1.3% of Spain | ||
| Demonym | |||
| • English | Navarrese | ||
| • Spanish | Navarro/a | ||
| ISO 3166-2 |
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| Official languages | Spanish (Basque is official in the Basque-speaking areas) | ||
| Statute of Autonomy | August 16, 1982 | ||
| Parliament | Cortes Generales | ||
| Congress seats | 5 (of 350) | ||
| Senate seats | 5 (of 264) | ||
| Website | Gobierno de Navarra | ||
Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain. The capital of Navarre is Pamplona.
History
When the Roman Empire existed, most of the people who lived in Navarre were the Vascones.
Images for kids
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Coins of Arsaos, Navarre, 150 – 100 BC, showing Rome's stylistic influence
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Castle of Xabier
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Carlists in retreat to the Irache monastery during the Third Carlist War
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Memorial to the Charters of Navarre erected by popular subscription in Pamplona, after the Gamazada (1903)
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Arturo Campión (1854 – 1937), a major Basque Navarrese activist, and MP in Madrid during the Gamazada
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Façade of the Parliament of Navarre in Pamplona
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Baztan valley
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Distribution by municipality of the Basque-speaking zone, mixed-speaking zone and the non-Basque speaking zone through the modification of 2017.
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Sanfermines in Pamplona, Navarre
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Joaldun feast in January
See also
In Spanish: Navarra para niños
