# .es List of approved provinces

## Question

How the Spanish provinces should be written

## Answer

As the .es registry checks are very strict, only the following provinces are accepted in Spanish addresses, in exactly the spelling and word order as in the table:

<table id="bkmrk-postal-prefix-provin"><tbody><tr><th>Postal Prefix</th><th>Province</th></tr><tr><td>01</td><td>ARABA</td></tr><tr><td>02</td><td>ALBACETE</td></tr><tr><td>03</td><td>ALICANTE</td></tr><tr><td>04</td><td>ALMERIA</td></tr><tr><td>05</td><td>AVILA</td></tr><tr><td>06</td><td>BADAJOZ</td></tr><tr><td>07</td><td>ILLES BALEARS</td></tr><tr><td>08</td><td>BARCELONA</td></tr><tr><td>09</td><td>BURGOS</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>CACERES</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>CADIZ</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>CASTELLON</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>CIUDAD REAL</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>CORDOBA</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>CORUÑA, A</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>CUENCA</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>GIRONA</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>GRANADA</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>GUADALAJARA</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>GIPUZKOA</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>HUELVA</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>HUESCA</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>JAEN</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>LEON</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>LLEIDA</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>RIOJA, LA</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>LUGO</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>MADRID</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>MALAGA</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>MURCIA</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>NAVARRA</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>OURENSE</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>ASTURIAS</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>PALENCIA</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>PALMAS, LAS</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>PONTEVEDRA</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>SALAMANCA</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>CANTABRIA</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>SEGOVIA</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>SEVILLA</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>SORIA</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>TARRAGONA</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>TERUEL</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>TOLEDO</td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td>VALENCIA</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>VALLADOLID</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>BIZKAIA</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>ZAMORA</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>ZARAGOZA</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td>CEUTA</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td>MELILLA</td></tr></tbody></table>