Galicia is the top region by area affected in forest fires in Spain. As of 2011, area affected in forest fires in Galicia was 36,610.62 hectares that accounts for 46.16% of Spain's area affected in forest fires. The top 5 regions (others are Castilla y León, Principado de Asturias, Cantabria, and Extremadura) account for 86.98% of it. Spain's total area affected in forest fires was estimated at 79,306.28 hectares in 2011.
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