Autonomous region of central Spain; area
94,100 sq km/36,323 sq mi; population (1986)
2,600,000. It includes the provinces of
Avila, Burgos, Leon, Palencia, Salamanca,
Segovia, Soria, Valladolid, and Zamora.
Irrigated land produces wheat and rye.
Cattle, sheep, and fighting bulls are bred in
the uplands.