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Palencia () is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Palencia. As of 2024, it has a population of 76,578.

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Palencia is a city in Spain's Castile and León region and serves as the capital of Palencia province. With a population of 76,578 as of 2024, it is the largest municipality in its province.

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Settlement.name: Palencia
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Palencia.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Palencia.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Palencia
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Castile and León
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Palencia
Settlement.elevation_m: 749
Settlement.area_total_km2: 94.71
Settlement.population_as_of: 2024
Settlement.population_total: 76578
Settlement.population_demonym: Palentino, na.
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Spain
Official name: Palencia
Demonym: palentino
Country: Spain
Located in: Palencia Province
Continent: Europe
Population: 77466
Area: 94.71
Elevation: 749
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: Palencia Province
Shares border with: Magaz de Pisuerga
Official website: www.aytopalencia.es
Image: Palencia - panoramio (cropped).jpg
Dialing code: 979
Licence plate code: P

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Commons gallery: Palencia
postal code: 34001–34006
Commons category: Palencia
category for people born here: Category:Births in Palencia
P8168: Rivadavia Department
topic's main category: Category:Palencia
twinned administrative body: Bourges
category of associated people: Category:People from Palencia
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Palencia
owner of: Estadio Nueva Balastera
located in/on physical feature: Tierra de Campos
native label: Palencia
male population: 36990
female population: 41422

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Ancient era
Bishopric
Muslim rule and bishopric restoration
Later bishops
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Main sights
Nature
Vegetation
Parks in Palencia
Education
Transport
Roads
Railways
Air transport
Public transport
Sustainable mobility
Cuisine
Notable people
Gallery
See also
References
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Palencia () is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Palencia. As of 2024, it has a population of 76,578.

Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, in the northern half of the Inner Plateau, the city lies on the left bank of the Carrión river.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Palencia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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