Back Provincia de Palencia AN بالنثيا (مقاطعة) Arabic Provincia de Palencia AST پالنسیا اوستانی AZB Provinz Palencia BAR Паленсія (правінцыя) Byelorussian Proviñs Palencia Breton Província de Palència Catalan Provincia de Palencia CEB Provincie Palencia Czech
Palencia | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Map of Spain with Palencia highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 42°25′N 4°30′W / 42.417°N 4.500°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Castile and León |
| Capital | Palencia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,052 km2 (3,109 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 29th |
| 1.6% of Spain | |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 161,821 |
| • Rank | Ranked 46th |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
| Parliament | Cortes Generales |
| Website | Diputación de Palencia (in Spanish) |
Palencia is a province of northern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. It is bordered by the provinces of León, Cantabria, Burgos, and Valladolid.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.