How many provinces does Spain have?

✓ 50

Spain is divided into 50 provinces. Each province has a diputación provincial (provincial council), except the islands and the comunidades with only one province, which work in another way. The autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla do not count as provinces. A curious fact: some comunidades have only one province, like Madrid or Murcia, and others have several, like Andalucía with eight. Memorise: 17 comunidades and 50 provinces.