Palencia

Palencia
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Location of Palencia
Palencia is located in Spain
Palencia
Palencia
Coordinates: 42°1′0″N 4°32′0″W / 42.01667°N 4.53333°W / 42.01667; -4.53333
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvincePalencia
Government
 • AlcaldeMario Simón (Cs)
Area
 • Total94.71 km2 (36.57 sq mi)
Elevation
749 m (2,457 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total78,629
 • Density830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Palentino, na.
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
34001–34006
Dialing code979
Official language(s)Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Palencia (Spanish pronunciation: [paˈlenθja] ) 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.

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.

At the regional level, Palencia forms part of an economic axis together with the cities of Valladolid and Burgos.[2] As of 2017, the municipality has a population of 78,892.[3]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Romero, M. (20 July 2016). "La economía consolida el eje Valladolid-Burgos-Palencia". Diario de León.
  3. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España". Retrieved 18 October 2018.