Province of Palencia

Palencia
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Spain with Palencia highlighted
Coordinates: 42°25′N 4°30′W / 42.417°N 4.500°W / 42.417; -4.500
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.