The Junta of Andalusia (in Spanish: Junta de Andalucía) is the institution whereby the government of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, is organized. It is integrated by:
- the Parliament of Andalusia;
- the Presidency of the Junta; and
- the Council of Government
Andalusia is divided for administrative purposes into eight provinces. Each province is governed by a Delegation of Government. (In addition there is a special subdelegation in the Campo de Gibraltar, a comarca (county) of the province of Cádiz). Each Delegation is integrated by several councils in charge of the executive government, local administration, and finances. In addition, in each province has five Territorial Delegations:
- Delegation for Economics, Innovation, Science and Employment;
- Delegation of Agriculture, Fishery and Environment;
- Delegation of Health and Social Welfare;
- Delegation of Education, Culture and Sports;
- Delegation of Public Works, Housing, Tourism and Commerce.
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