La Rioja
autonomous community and province of Spain
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Summary
La Rioja is an autonomous community of Spain[1]. It draws 7,558 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous community of spain category, ranking #15 of 15).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Spain[3]
- Country: Spain[4]
- Head of government: Gonzalo Capellán[5]
- Instance of: tourist destination[6]
- Capital: Logroño[7]
- Official language: Spanish[8]
- Shares border with: Navarre[9], Castile and León[10], Basque Country[11], Aragon[12]
- Anthem: anthem of La Rioja[13]
- Flag: flag of La Rioja[14]
- Legislative body: Parliament of La Rioja[15]
- Executive body: Government of La Rioja[16]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of La Rioja[17]
- Part of: Northern Spain[18]
- Commons category: La Rioja (Spain)[19]
- Patron saint: Virgin of Valvanera[20]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[21], UTC+02:00[22]
- Occupant: People of La Rioja (Spain)[23]
- Inception: 1982[24]
- Highest point: Mount San Lorenzo[25]
- Official website: http://www.larioja.org/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:La Rioja[27]
- Commons gallery: La Rioja (España)[28]
- Population: 315,675[29], 319,796[30], 324,399[31]
- Office held by head of government: President of La Rioja[32]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33]
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Physical Characteristics
La Rioja covers an area of 5045 km²[34]. It sits at an elevation of 1074 m[35].
Cultural Significance
Things named for La Rioja include it[36], a city of Argentina[37], in Argentina[38], founded in 1591[39] and Rioja style potatoes[40], in Spain[41].
Why It Matters
La Rioja has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for it include it[36], a city of Argentina[37], in Argentina[38], founded in 1591[39] and Rioja style potatoes[40], in Spain[41].