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 capital is Albacete. Other important towns (with more than 10,000 inhabitants) are: Hellín, Villarrobledo, Almansa, La Roda and Caudete.
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