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La Rioja (Spain)

Administration
Full nameAutonomous Community of La Rioja
Official nameComunidad Autónoma de La Rioja
Native nameLa Rioja
Settlement typeAutonomous Community
Government
CapitalLogroño
PresidentPedro Sanz Alonso (PP)
Geography
Total Area1947.4 sq mi (5045 km2)
Demography
Total Population308968 (2007)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Pop. rank17th
Percent0.7% of Spain
Other information
ISO 3166-2LO
Official languagesSpanish
Statute of AutonomyJune 9, 1982
ParliamentCortes Generales
Congress seats4 (of 350)
Senate seats4 (of 264)

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La Rioja (-esla riˈoxa) is a province and autonomous community of northern Spain. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and Nájera.

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Orie staffer says campaign office was for appearance purposes - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Tweet this news
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review--Prosecutors are expected to present testimony from additional Orie staffers this afternoon and could reach University of Pittsburgh intern, Jennifer Knapp -Rioja-. District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. has said -Rioja- sparke - Date : Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:43:14 GMT+00:00
Kelly Liken named James Beard award semifinalist - Vail Daily News Tweet this news
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Hopeful Signs for EU and Euro? - Right Side News Tweet this news
Right Side News--Perhaps too much -Rioja- has gone to my head, but I no longer think it matters whether Portugal follows Greece and Ireland in needing an EU-IMF rescue. The risk of instant contagion across the Rio Guadiano - undoubtedly real a few months - Date : Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:11:33 GMT+00:00
Orie's lawyer might subpoena Zappala - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Tweet this news
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review--Prosecutors are expected to call former Orie intern Jennifer Knapp -Rioja- to the stand today. Zappala has said -Rioja- sparked the investigation by reporting campaigning on state time in Orie's office. Claus spent much of - Date : Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:00:13 GMT+00:00
Exploitation concessions acquired in Argentina - Creamer Media's Mining Weekly Tweet this news
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly--Minerals and renewable energy development company ECR Minerals has acquired a 100% interest in three exploitation concessions comprising the small-scale gold mine, El Abra, in -La Rioja- province, Argentina. The company - Date : Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:07:29 GMT+00:00
2010 Rioja Wine Exports to U.S. Market Up 33 Percent - PR Newswire (press release) Tweet this news
PR Newswire (press release)--15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Vibrant -Rioja- marketing campaign announced today a 33 percent overall increase in -Rioja- wine export volume to the US market in 2010, compared to the same period in 2009. Total shipments from Ja - Date : Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:57:36 GMT+00:00
Testimony continues in Pa. Sen. Orie trial - WFMJ Tweet this news
WFMJ--Jennifer -Rioja- is expected to take the stand Friday afternoon in the trial of Orie and her sister, Janine. -Rioja- is a former Orie intern who complained to the district attorney's office that legislative staffers were forced to do campaign w - Date : Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:21:18 GMT+00:00
La Rioja's gov't closes down Deputy Olmedo's farm - Buenos Aires Herald Tweet this news
Buenos Aires Herald--The government of -La Rioja- province has closed the farm of Deputy Alfredo Olmedo (Somos Todos bloc), who had been reported by the AFIP revenue office to ... - Date : Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:05:34 GMT+00:00
Nicole Krauss: Week Two: Discussion - Telegraph.co.uk Tweet this news
Telegraph.co.uk--But not if you're Derek, who made it clear from his first sip of -Rioja- that he was confused by Nicole Krauss's The History of Love. He left saying that, ... - Date : Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:32:09 GMT+00:00
Snow, wind and rain in 18 provinces - The Reader Tweet this news
The Reader--Up to six inches of snow are predicted in -La Rioja- and Asturias, and winds of but as numerous as 80 kilometres per hour in Pontevedra, and A Coruña. ... - Date : Sun, 13 Feb 2011 01:03:53 GMT+00:00

Natural resources :
Rank City Population
1 Logroño 152,650
2 Calahorra 24,876
3 Arnedo 14,425
4 Haro 11,960
5 Alfaro 9,813
6 Nájera 8,404





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