Autonomous administrative divisions of Spain

Spain uses the designation "autonomous" for two types of its administrative subdivisions:

• "autonomous communities" (agreed name for the "nationalities and regions of Spain")
• "autonomous cities" (Spanish exclaves in North Africa, these special municipalities have more limited competences than autonomous communities, but more than other municipalities)

Autonomy is asymmetrical in Spain. Both the autonomous communities and the autonomous cities (collectively known as "the Autonomies") constitute the first order (highest) level of territorial organization of Spain. In addition, single-province autonomous communities also correspond to the second-level of territorial division of Spain (provinces), and the autonomous cities also correspond to the lowest level of territorial division of Spain (municipalities).

See also

• Autonomous administrative division
• Autonomous administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China
• Autonomous administrative divisions of India
• Autonomous administrative divisions of Russia