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Palencia is a city south of Tierra de Campos, in north-northwest Spain, the capital of the province of Palencia in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The municipality had a population of 81,522 in 2011.
Palencia is one of the 52 electoral districts (circunscripciones) used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies - the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It is one of the nine electoral districts which correspond to the provinces of Castile and León. With 68,000 voters in 2004, Palencia is by far the largest municipality accounting for 45% of the total electorate. It is the only municipality with more than 10,000 voters. Palencia was one of the relatively few districts where the electorate fell between 2000 and 2004. The electorate fell again between 2004 and 2008. It is currently one of the smallest districts, ranking 45th out of 52 in terms of the size of its electorate.
Palencia may refer to:
- Palencia, a city and capital of the province of Palencia in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain.
- Province of Palencia, a province in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain.
- Palencia de Negrilla, a municipality of the province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain.
- CF Palencia was a Spanish football team based in Palencia, Castile and León.
- Palencia CF was a Spanish football club based in Palencia, Castile and León.
- Palencia Baloncesto, a professional Basketball team based in Palencia, Castile and León.
- University of Palencia was the first university of Spain.
- Palencia Cathedral, a cathedral in Palencia, Castile and León.
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Palencia, a diocese located in the city of Palencia in the Ecclesiastical province of Burgos, Spain.
- Palencia (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
- Palencia, Guatemala, a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala.