Province of Albacete

Albacete
Province
Fuensanta reservoir in 2008
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Spain with Albacete highlighted
Coordinates: 38°50′N 2°00′W / 38.833°N 2.000°W / 38.833; -2.000
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile–La Mancha
Capital	Albacete
Government
• President	Santiago Cabañero Masip (PSOE)
Area
• Total	14,858 km2 (5,737 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 9th
Population  (2012)
• Total	402,837
• Rank	Ranked 35th
• Density	27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Demonym	Spanish: Albaceteño/-a / Albacetense
Official language(s)	Spanish
Parliament	Cortes Generales
Website	dipualba.es

Albacete (Spanish: [alβaˈθete] ^ⓘ) is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. As of 2012, Albacete had a population of 402,837 people. Its capital city, also called Albacete, is 262 kilometres (163 mi) by road southeast of Madrid.^[1]