Ávila is a province in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. The province is divided into 248 municipalities. Spanish census, Ávila is the 46th most populous of Spain's 50 provinces, with inhabitants, and the 15th 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 (), 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 Ávila are also governed by the , which includes provisions concerning their relations with Castile and León'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 (municipal council or corporation), a term often also used to refer to the municipal offices (city and town halls). The is composed of the mayor (), the deputy mayors () and the councillors (), who form the plenary (), 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 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 they range between 5,001 and 20,000, and once every three months if they do not exceed 5,000. Many 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 2024 Spanish census is Ávila, its capital, with 59,119 residents, while the smallest is Blasconuño de Matacabras, with 14 residents. Most municipalities experienced a decline in population from 2011 to 2024. The largest municipality by area is also Ávila, which spans , while Poyales del Hoyo is the smallest at .

Municipalities

+ Name Population(2024 census) Population(2011 census) Population change Land area (km²) Population density(2024) Adanero Albornos Aldeanueva de Santa Cruz Aldeaseca Amavida Arenas de San Pedro Arevalillo Arévalo Aveinte Avellaneda Ávila Barromán Becedas Becedillas Bercial de Zapardiel Bernuy-Zapardiel Berrocalejo de Aragona Blascomillán Blasconuño de Matacabras Blascosancho Bohoyo Bonilla de la Sierra Brabos Bularros Burgohondo Cabezas de Alambre Cabezas del Pozo Cabezas del Villar Cabizuela Canales Candeleda Cantiveros Cardeñosa Casas del Puerto Casasola Casavieja Casillas Castellanos de Zapardiel Cebreros Cepeda la Mora Chamartín Cillán Cisla Collado de Contreras Collado del Mirón Constanzana Crespos Cuevas del Valle Diego del Carpio Donjimeno Donvidas Espinosa de los Caballeros Flores de Ávila Fontiveros Fresnedilla Fuente el Saúz Fuentes de Año Gallegos de Altamiros Gallegos de Sobrinos Garganta del Villar Gavilanes Gemuño Gilbuena Gil García Gimialcón Gotarrendura Grandes y San Martín Guisando Gutierre-Muñoz Hernansancho Herradón de Pinares Herreros de Suso Higuera de las Dueñas Horcajo de las Torres Hoyocasero Hoyorredondo Hoyos del Collado Hoyos del Espino Hoyos de Miguel Muñoz Hurtumpascual Junciana Langa Lanzahíta Madrigal de las Altas Torres Maello Malpartida de Corneja Mamblas Mancera de Arriba Manjabálago y Ortigosa de Rioalmar Marlín Martiherrero Martínez Mediana de Voltoya Medinilla Mengamuñoz Mesegar de Corneja Mijares Mingorría Mironcillo Mirueña de los Infanzones Mombeltrán Monsalupe Moraleja de Matacabras Muñana Muñico Muñogalindo Muñogrande Muñomer del Peco Muñopepe Muñosancho Muñotello Narrillos del Álamo Narrillos del Rebollar Narros del Castillo Narros del Puerto Narros de Saldueña Navacepedilla de Corneja Nava de Arévalo Nava del Barco Navadijos Navaescurial Navahondilla Navalacruz Navalmoral Navalonguilla Navalosa Navalperal de Pinares Navalperal de Tormes Navaluenga Navaquesera Navarredonda de Gredos Navarredondilla Navarrevisca Navatalgordo Navatejares Neila de San Miguel Niharra Ojos-Albos Orbita Padiernos Pajares de Adaja Palacios de Goda Papatrigo Pascualcobo Pedro Bernardo Pedro-Rodríguez Peguerinos Peñalba de Ávila Piedrahíta Piedralaves Poveda Poyales del Hoyo Pozanco Pradosegar Puerto Castilla Rasueros Riocabado Riofrío Rivilla de Barajas Salobral Salvadiós San Bartolomé de Béjar San Bartolomé de Corneja San Bartolomé de Pinares Sanchidrián Sanchorreja San Esteban de los Patos San Esteban del Valle San Esteban de Zapardiel San García de Ingelmos San Juan de la Encinilla San Juan de Gredos San Juan de la Nava San Juan del Molinillo San Juan del Olmo San Lorenzo de Tormes San Martín de la Vega del Alberche San Martín del Pimpollar San Miguel de Corneja San Miguel de Serrezuela San Pascual San Pedro del Arroyo Santa Cruz del Valle Santa Cruz de Pinares Santa María del Arroyo Santa María del Berrocal Santa María del Cubillo Santa María de los Caballeros Santa María del Tiétar Santiago del Collado Santiago del Tormes Santo Domingo de las Posadas Santo Tomé de Zabarcos San Vicente de Arévalo Serranillos Sigeres Sinlabajos Solana de Ávila Solana de Rioalmar Solosancho Sotalbo Sotillo de la Adrada Tiñosillos Tolbaños Tormellas Tornadizos de Ávila Tórtoles Umbrías Vadillo de la Sierra Valdecasa Vega de Santa María Velayos Villaflor Villafranca de la Sierra Villanueva de Ávila Villanueva de Gómez Villanueva del Aceral Villanueva del Campillo Villar de Corneja Villarejo del Valle Villatoro Viñegra de Moraña Vita Zapardiel de la Cañada Zapardiel de la Ribera Province of Ávila Castile and León Spain

See also Geography of Spain List of municipalities of Spain

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