Araba is a Basque province located in Hegoalde, the southern portion of Euskal Herria currently occupied by Spain. Araba is one of the three provinces that conform the Basque Autonomous Community. The province has a population of 300,000 and an area of 2.963 km² .It is bordered by the provinces of Burgos, La Rioja, Navarre, Guipúzcoa, and Biscay. Within Araba is Condado de Treviño, an enclave which is part of Burgos province, Castile and León, although there is some support for Treviño joining the Basque Community.
The capital of Araba is Gasteiz (Vitoria is the Spanish name), which also serves as the capital of the autonomous community. The province is divided into seven counties (cuadrillas): Añana; Ayala; Campezo; Laguardia; Salvatierra; Vitoria-Gasteiz; Zuya. It also contains the municipality of Berganzo.
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