In Province of Soria (), the name Soria is shared both by the province of north-central Spain, and its capital city, both lying in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. [Soria the pure, head of the borderland], as Soria was centuries ago on the expanding borders between the northern Christian kingdoms and the territories then held by the Muslims.
Administrative divisions
250px|thumb|left|Map showing the comarcas of the Province of Soria
Soria has 183 municipalities divided in 10 comarcas:
- Comarca de Almazán
- Comarca de Berlanga
- Comarca de Burgo de Osma
- Comarca de Campo de Gómara
- Comarca de El Valle
- Comarca de Pinares
- Comarca de Soria
- Comarca de Tierras Altas
- Comarca del Moncayo
- Tierra de Medinaceli
Geography and history
Soria is both by the name of the provincia (province), and the name of its capital city, that province lying in north-central Spain, in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon.
Earlier a part of the historic Old Castile region, Soria province was constituted in 1833.|align=right|cols=1
With a population of 91,652 in 2004 and 93,593 in 2007,<!--Nothing relevant in this citation/at this URL! WP:RELIABLE calls for explicit, specific citations/URLs: In 1960, 70% of farms in the agricultural sector were used exclusively for animal rearing, and that sector as a whole accounted for 69% of workers in the province.<!--These percentages are not in the Villarroel or Demographics citations following.--> As of this date, the province's most important agricultural products were cereals.<!--This purported fact is not in the Villarroel or Demographics citations following.--> As of 2013, there were about 100,000 hectares of land in the province dedicated to the cultivation of "soft wheat", and other 100,000 hectares for barley cultivation.
As well, indigenous forest resources were, as of this date, being exploited—for mushroom collecting, and for timber and resin;<!--These purported facts are not in the Villarroel or Demographics citations above and following.--> apart from these, the province also had important associated food industries.
The capital city Soria is an important tourist destination.