Province of Albacete

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Albacete
—  Province  —

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Coordinates: 38°50′N 2°00′W / 38.833°N 2.000°W / 38.833; -2.000Coordinates: 38°50′N 2°00′W / 38.833°N 2.000°W / 38.833; -2.000
Autonomous community Castile–La Mancha
Capital Albacete
Government
 • President Pedro Aº Ruiz Santos (PSOE (SSWP))
Area
 • Total 14,858 km2 (5,737 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 9th
Population (2012)
 • Total 402,837
 • Rank Ranked 35th
 • Density Bad rounding here27/km2 (Bad rounding here70/sq mi)
Demonym Spanish: Albaceteño/-a / Albacetense
Official language(s) Spanish
Website dipualba.es

Albacete is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Granada, Murcia, Alicante, Valencia, Cuenca, Ciudad Real and Jaén.

Albacete has a population of 400,891 (2009). Its seat of government is Albacete. Other important towns (with more than 10,000 inhabitants) are: Hellín, Villarrobledo, Almansa, La Roda and Caudete.

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