Albacete is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha.

Albacete its origins is derived from Arabic Al Basit (the plain). البسيطة .It is a city an municipality in southeastern Spain, 173 miles southeast of Madrid, the capital of the province of Albacete in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. The municipality had a population of 152,115 in 2002.