Guadalajara is a province in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, Spain. The provinve is divided into 288 municipalities. Spanish census, Guadalajara is the 42nd most populous of Spain's 50 provinces, with inhabitants, and the 17th largest by land area, spanning . Municipalities are the most basic local political division in Spain and can only belong to one province. They enjoy a large degree of autonomy in their local administration, being in charge of tasks such as urban planning, water supply, lighting, roads, local police, and firefighting.

The organisation of municipalities in Spain is outlined by the local government law Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local (), which was passed by the Cortes Generales—Spain’s national parliament—on 2 April 1985 and finalised by royal decree on 18 April 1986. Municipalities in Guadalajara are also governed by the , which includes provisions concerning their relations with Castilla–La Mancha's autonomous government. All citizens of Spain are required to register in the municipality in which they reside. Each municipality is a corporation with independent legal personhood: its governing body is called the ayuntamiento (municipal council or corporation), a term often also used to refer to the municipal offices (city and town halls). The ayuntamiento is composed of the mayor (), the deputy mayors (tenientes de alcalde) and the councillors (concejales), who form the plenary (pleno), the deliberative body. Municipalities are categorised by population for determining the number of councillors: three when the population is up to 100 inhabitants, five for 101250, seven for 2511,000, nine for 1,0012,000, eleven for 2,0015,000, thirteen for 5,00110,000, seventeen for 10,00120,000, twenty-one for 20,00150,000, and twenty-five for 50,001100,000.

The mayor and the deputy mayors are elected by the plenary assembly, which is itself elected by universal suffrage. Elections in municipalities with more than 250 inhabitants are carried out following a proportional representation system with closed lists, whilst those with a population lower than 250 use a block plurality voting system with open lists. The plenary assembly must meet periodically, with meetings occurring more or less frequently depending on the population of the municipality: monthly for those whose population is larger than 20,000, once every two months if it ranges between 5,001 and 20,000, and once every three months if it does not exceed 5,000. Many ayuntamientos also have a local governing board (), which is appointed by the mayor from amongst the councillors and is required for municipalities of over 5,000 inhabitants. The board, whose role is to assist the mayor between meetings of the plenary assembly, may not include more than one third of the councillors.

The largest municipality by population in the province as of the 2023 Spanish census is Guadalajara, its capital, with 88,886 residents, while the smallest is Torremochuela, with 6 residents. The largest municipality by area is Sigüenza, which spans , while Torre del Burgo is the smallest at .

Municipalities

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+ Name Population(2023 census) Population(2011 census) Population change Land area (km2) To access the information, scroll down the page and download the file entitled "Nomenclátor Geográfico de Municipios y Entidades de Población" by clicking the left icon in the column "Descarga". Then open the downloaded zip folder and the file titled "MUNICIPIOS", which provides the land area for every municipality in Spain under the header "Superficie". Population density(2023)AbánadesAblanqueAdobesAlaminosAlarillaAlbalate de ZoritaAlbaresAlbendiegoAlcocerAlcolea de las PeñasAlcolea del PinarAlcorochesAldeanueva de GuadalajaraAlgar de MesaAlgoraAlhóndigaAliqueAlmadronesAlmogueraAlmonacid de ZoritaAlocénAloveraAlustanteAngónAnguitaAnquela del DucadoAnquela del PedregalAranzuequeArbancónArbetetaArgecillaArmallonesArmuña de TajuñaArroyo de las FraguasAtanzónAtienzaAuñónAzuqueca de HenaresBaidesBaños de TajoBañuelosBarriopedroBerninchesBrihuegaBudiaBujalaroBustaresCabanillas del CampoCampillo de DueñasCampillo de RanasCampisábalosCanredondoCantalojasCañizarCasa de UcedaCasas de San GalindoCaspueñasCastejón de HenaresCastellar de la MuelaCastilforteCastilnuevoCendejas de EnmedioCendejas de la TorreCenteneraChecaChequillaChiloechesChillarón del ReyCifuentesCincovillasCiruelasCiruelos del PinarCobetaCogollorCogolludoCondemios de AbajoCondemios de ArribaCongostrinaCopernalCorduenteDriebesDurónEmbidEscamillaEscaricheEscopeteEspinosa de HenaresEsplegaresEstablésEstriéganaFontanarFuembellidaFuencemillánFuentelahiguera de AlbatagesFuentelencinaFuentelsazFuentelviejoFuentenovillaGajanejosGalápagosGalve de SorbeGascueña de BornovaGuadalajaraHencheHeras de AyusoHerreríaHiendelaencinaHijesHitaHombradosHontobaHorcheHortezuela de OcénHuérmeces del CerroHuertahernandoHuevaHumanesIllanaIniéstolaIruesteJadraqueJiruequeLedancaLoranca de TajuñaLupianaLuzagaLuzónMajaelrayoMálaga del FresnoMalaguillaMandayonaMantielMaranchónMarchamaloMasegoso de TajuñaMatarrubiaMatillasMazareteMazuecosMedrandaMeginaMembrilleraMiedes de AtienzaMillanaMilmarcosMirabuenoMiralríoMochalesMohernandoMolina de AragónMonasterioMondéjarMontarrónMoratilla de los MelerosMorenillaMuduexNegredoOcentejoOlmeda de CobetaOreaPálmaces de JadraquePardosParedes de SigüenzaParejaPastranaPeñalénPeñalverPeralejos de las TruchasPeralvechePinilla de JadraquePinilla de MolinaPiozPiquerasPoveda de la SierraPozo de AlmogueraPozo de GuadalajaraPrádena de AtienzaPrados RedondosPuebla de BeleñaPuebla de VallesQuerRebollosa de JadraqueReneraRetiendasRiba de SaelicesRillo de GalloRiofrío del LlanoRobledillo de MohernandoRobledo de CorpesRomanillos de AtienzaRomanonesRueda de la SierraSacecorboSacedónSaelices de la SalSalmerónSan Andrés del CongostoSan Andrés del ReySantiusteSaúcaSayatónSelasSemillasSetilesSienesSigüenzaSolanillos del ExtremoSomolinosSotodososTamajónTaragudoTaravillaTartanedoTendillaTerzagaTierzoTordelrábanoTordellegoTordesilosTorijaTorrecuadrada de MolinaTorrecuadradillaTorre del BurgoTorrejón del ReyTorremocha de JadraqueTorremocha del CampoTorremocha del PinarTorremochuelaTorrubiaTórtola de HenaresTortueraTortueroTraídTrijuequeTrilloUcedaUjadosUtandeValdarachasValdearenasValdeavellanoValdeaverueloValdeconchaValdegrudasValdelcuboValdenuño FernándezValdepeñas de la SierraValderrebolloValdesotosValfermoso de TajuñaValhermosoValtablado del RíoValverde de los ArroyosViana de JadraqueVillanueva de AlcorónVillanueva de ArgecillaVillanueva de la TorreVillares de JadraqueVillaseca de HenaresVillaseca de UcedaVillel de MesaViñuelasYebesYebraYélamos de AbajoYélamos de ArribaYunquera de HenaresZaorejasZarzuela de JadraqueZorita de los Canes Province of Guadalajara Castilla–La Mancha Spain

See also Geography of Spain List of municipalities of Spain

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