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In geography class, history class, biology class, and even literature class, you may be asked to use maps to locate capitals, cities that no longer exist, fauna, flora, geographical features, and even the depth lines of the seabed. But we also find the maps in role-playing games like TEG or The Doors of Modernity. And if it is the case that you need a map of Spain to download or print, in this article you will find all the types of maps of the Iberian nation that you may need.

Like books, it is usually better to have maps on paper because you can intervene them, paint them, write your annotations or present them in your assignments. In this article, you will find a short explanation.  of the characteristic or curiosity of each type of map of Spain and thus, you will be able to download and print the different types of maps of Spain having in mind what you need to complete your work. 

Political map of Spain

Spain has 17 autonomous communities and 50 provinces. But how to find these divisions that were established for administrative or legal purposes? That’s what political maps are about; always indicate what the territorial organization is. By downloading the political map of Spain, you will be able to recognize all the communities and provinces and mark their capitals. In this way, you will be able to understand how the 504,645 km2 of Spanish territory are politically divided and organized according to the National Constitution. 

Map of Spain Autonomous Communities

As we have already told you, Spain has 17 autonomous communities. This is also an administrative and political division since the main characteristic is that they have the capacity for self-government. That is, they have their own executive, judicial and legislative powers. Each of them, in turn, is divided into provinces for better administration. For example, Catalonia is an autonomous community and its four provinces are Lleida, Barcelona, Girona and Tarragona. The origin of some communities such as the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia had an origin prior to the Constitution. It is not very easy to understand and, sometimes even to memorize, all the Autonomous Communities that play an important role in Spanish political and economic life. So, download this kind of maps with the communities well differentiated by color or with their simple boundaries to solve this task in a simpler way. 

Map of Spain Provinces

The province is an administrative demarcation that was established in the National Constitution. Do you want to know how many Spanish provinces there are and how each of them is divided? What are the uniprovincial autonomous communities?  Which ones have counties and which ones don’t? In this type of map, you will find the 50 provinces that are part of this territorial organization and that have the representation of at least two national deputies. Remember that they can have more deputies but it will depend exclusively on the number of inhabitants. For this reason, the tables with the population density will also be of great help to see if a province is more representative in the Spanish Legislature.  By downloading the map of Spain with provinces, you will be able to see why this distribution is important for the democracy and administration of the country and the municipalities.

Physical map of Spain

Spain is the fourth largest country in Europe and its relief has many geographical features. Where are the Basque Mountains? What are the mountain systems in Spain? What river crosses the entire territory? Well, that’s what a physical map is all about, it shows us the geographical features, the mountains, the plains, the rivers and  even the deep sea.  Have you ever wondered what is that variety of browns, greens, yellows and light blue on a world map? These already established color scales are part of the physical maps and make our work easier when studying what each one represents. For example, when downloading this type of map, you will see that the Pyrenees are a darker brown color. 

Map of Spain with rivers

Do you know which is the river that is born and ends completely in Spain? It is the Ebro and runs through the autonomous communities of Cantabria, Castilla y León, La Rioja, the Basque Country, Navarra, Aragón and Catalonia to flow into the Mediterranean Sea. It is so mighty that it has been the protagonist of innumerable floods, especially in cold times. But, speaking of knowledge of rivers: Is it true that the Tagus has the greatest length? What are the rivers that are along more communities? To obtain this information, it is important to look at a map that includes not only the main rivers that cross the territory, but also the tributaries and even the lagoons. Studying Spanish hydrography can be more fun if you manage to discover where each river flows and what its route is in Spanish territory, not only for geographical purposes but to see how they affect the environment. For example, you will be able to know why in the plateau area the drought is more pronounced in the summer.

Blank map of Spain

To finish and further challenge your knowledge of geography, you can dare to this type of maps that do not have anything written. In the silent map of Spain, you will find the outline of the country without any kind of clarification or delimitation and you will have to dare and find Madrid, the capital, for example, but you can also mark the autonomous communities, the best known geographical features and even the regions that you remember. 

Map of Spain silent communities

Here we leave you a silent map of the autonomous communities to download and print. As we have said this type of maps without names you can practice what you have learned.

Map of Spain blank color provinces

And as one more variation I have added a silent map of Spain but in color. With this you can practice the names of the provinces.

At first glance, this description of maps of Spain is very similar to Matrioshkas, those Russian dolls that go one inside the other until they reach the smallest one. If you think politically and administratively, the autonomous communities come first, then the provinces and then the municipalities and sometimes the counties. And the physical map with rivers is not far behind either. But the detail or feature that each explanation gives you will make you decide which map you need for your school homework or to ask yourself how much you know about Spanish geography. 

• If you need a world map to download or print… you have it here .