Pamplona

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Pamplona
Iruña  (Basque)
Pamplona / Iruña[a]
Plaza del Castillo
Catedral de Santa María la Real
Ayuntamiento de Pamplona
Monumento a los Fueros y Palacio de Navarra
Baluarte de la Ciudadela
Portal de Taconera
Encierro de San Fermín
Left-right from top: Castle Square; Cathedral of Santa María la Real; Pamplona's city hall; Monument to the fueros; Citadel bastion; Taconera; festival of San Fermín
Flag of Pamplona
Coat of arms of Pamplona
Country Spain
Autonomous communities of SpainNavarre
ProvinceNavarre
ComarcaCuenca de Pamplona

Pamplona a city in Navarre, Spain. The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions.

After the 2011 municipal elections, there are 27 councillors in Pamplona Municipality: eleven of Navarrese People's Union (Unión del Pueblo Navarro), seven of Nafarroa Bai, three of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, three of Bildu, two of People's Party, and one of Izquierda-Ezkerra.

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  1. Iruñea is the Basque name proposed by the Royal Academy of the Basque Language, but the Basque name recognized by the Government of Navarre is Iruña, "the city".

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