Palencia

Municipality
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	Coordinates: 42°1′N 4°32′W / 42.017°N 4.533°WCoordinates: 42°1′N 4°32′W / 42.017°N 4.533°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Palencia
Government
• Alcalde	Mario Simón (Cs)
Area
• Total	94.71 km2 (36.57 sq mi)
Elevation	749 m (2,457 ft)
Population ()
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	34001–34006
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website

Palencia (Spanish pronunciation: [paˈlenθja] ( listen)) is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated city of the province of Palencia.

As of 2017, the city has a population of 78,892.^[2]

Palencia Media

View of the Cristo del Otero hill. The colossal statue of Jesus is reportedly the fourth-largest in the world.
The San Juanillo neighborhood after a snowfall
Silver bracelet found in Palencia in 1956 in the school of the Filipenses composed of silver and gold jewelry, torques, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, fibulas and a large amount of silver dinars.
Mosaic with Medusa, found at numbers 4 and 5 of Ramírez Street in 1869 and currently preserved in the MAN.
San Francisco Church, built in the 13th century.
1852 map of Palencia by Francisco Coello de Portugal y Quesada [es].
Cathedral of Palencia's apse
Puentecillas, a Roman bridge.
Crypt of Saint Antoninus, Cathedral of Palencia
Paseo de los Canónigos, en Palencia

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Municipality

Flag Coat of arms

Coordinates: 42°1′N 4°32′W / 42.017°N 4.533°W / 42.017; -4.533Coordinates: 42°1′N 4°32′W / 42.017°N 4.533°W / 42.017; -4.533
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Palencia
Government
• Alcalde	Mario Simón (Cs)
Area
• Total	94.71 km² (36.57 sq mi)
Elevation	749 m (2,457 ft)
Population ()^[1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	34001–34006
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website