CCSE questions on Regions, provinces and capitals
Practice questions on Regions, provinces and capitals for the CCSE. This topic belongs to task 3 (Territorial organisation. Physical and political geography).
In which comunidad autónoma (autonomous region) are the provinces of Cáceres and Badajoz?
- AAndalucíaAndalucía
- BAsturiasAsturias
- CExtremaduraExtremadura
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✓ Extremadura
Cáceres and Badajoz are the two provinces of Extremadura, a comunidad autónoma in the west of Spain that borders Portugal. Its capital is Mérida, not Cáceres or Badajoz, although both cities are very well known. Cáceres has an old town that is a World Heritage Site. Remember that Extremadura has only two provinces, and that Badajoz is the largest province in Spain.
What is the capital of the Comunidad Valenciana (Valencian Community)?
- ACastellón de la PlanaCastellón de la Plana
- BAlicanteAlicante
- CValenciaValencia
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✓ Valencia
The capital of the Comunidad Valenciana is Valencia, which is also the largest city in the region. The region has three provinces: Castellón, Valencia and Alicante. Alicante and Castellón are capitals of their provinces, but not of the region. It is easy to remember that when a region has the name of a city, that city is usually its capital, as happens here.
In which comunidad autónoma (autonomous region) are the provinces of Guadalajara and Cuenca?
- ACantabriaCantabria
- BCastilla y LeónCastilla y León
- CCastilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha
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✓ Castilla-La Mancha
Guadalajara and Cuenca are two provinces of Castilla-La Mancha. The other three are Albacete, Ciudad Real and Toledo, which is the capital of the region. Castilla y León is a neighbouring region with nine provinces, such as Burgos or Salamanca. People often mix them up because the names are similar. Trick: Castilla-La Mancha, the land of Don Quijote, surrounds Madrid on the east and south.
11 practice questions on this topic
- In which comunidad autónoma (autonomous region) are the provinces of Cáceres and Badajoz?
- What is the capital of the Comunidad Valenciana (Valencian Community)?
- In which comunidad autónoma (autonomous region) are the provinces of Guadalajara and Cuenca?
- Santiago de Compostela is the capital of a comunidad autónoma (autonomous region). Which one?
- In which comunidad autónoma (autonomous region) is the province of Almería?
- Galicia has several big cities, but only one is its capital. Which one?
- Of which comunidad autónoma (autonomous region) is Vitoria the administrative seat?
- Into which territorial units is Spain divided?
- Which of these provinces belongs to Castilla y León?
- To which comunidad autónoma (autonomous region) does Huesca belong?
- Which city is the capital of Extremadura?
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How many CCSE questions are about Regions, provinces and capitals?
Regions, provinces and capitals is part of task 3 (Territorial organisation. Physical and political geography), which has 2 of the 25 questions in the exam. Here are 11 original practice questions on this topic.
Are these the official CCSE questions?
No. They are original questions that test the same facts as the Instituto Cervantes' official 2026 manual, with our own explanations. The official manual can be downloaded free from the Instituto Cervantes website.
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