Province of Burgos

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Burgos
Province
Provincial Palace (19th century) in Burgos, seat of the Diputación de Burgos, the province governing body
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Spain with Burgos highlighted
Coordinates: 42°23′N 3°40′W / 42.383°N 3.667°W / 42.383; -3.667
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Capital	Burgos
Government
• President	César Rico Ruiz (PP)
Area
• Total	14,292 km2 (5,518 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 11th
	2,78% of Spain
Population  ()[1]
• Rank	Ranked 36th
	0,80% of Spain
Demonym(s)	Spanish: burgalés/a English: burgalese
ISO 3166 code	ES-BU
Official language(s)	Spanish
Parliament	Cortes Generales
Website	www.burgos.es

The Province of Burgos is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Palencia, Cantabria, Vizcaya, Álava, La Rioja, Soria, Segovia, and Valladolid. Burgos is the province of Spain that has borders with most provinces. Its capital is the city of Burgos.

The Cartularies of Valpuesta from the monastery Santa María de Valpuesta, in Burgos, are considered to be the oldest known documents containing words written in the Spanish language.^[2]