| Las Palmas | |
| Native Name: | Provincia de Las Palmas |
| Type: | Province |
| Coordinates: | 28.3333°N -34°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canary Islands |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Area Total Km2: | 4065.78 |
| Area Rank: | Ranked 46th |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Spanish |
| Population Total: | 1,145,843 |
| Population As Of: | start of 2023 |
| Population Rank: | Ranked 12th |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Parliament |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Congress seats |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Senate seats |
The Province of Las Palmas (; Spanish; Castilian: Provincia de Las Palmas) is a province of Spain, consisting of the eastern part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, capital city of this province and of the island of Gran Canaria, is the largest city in the Canary Islands.
In 1927, the Province of Canary Islands was split into two provinces: Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. In 1982, both provinces became part of the newly founded autonomous community of the Canary Islands.
It consists of about half of the Atlantic archipelago, including the islands of Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote, as well as another six minor isles (Alegranza, Graciosa, Montaña Clara, Lobos, Roque del Este, and Roque del Oeste). Their total land area is 4065.78km2, representing 54.6% of the Canary Islands' total land. (The other half of the archipelago is the Province of Santa Cruz.)
Its capital is the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, on the island of Gran Canaria, which is also one of the capitals of the autonomous community (next to Santa Cruz de Tenerife). About 33.2% of the provincial population of 1,145,843 (2023) live in the capital. The name "Las Palmas" is generally used to refer to both the city and the province. There are 34 municipalities in the province; see List of municipalities in Las Palmas.
Las Palmas contains the Parque Nacional Timanfaya on the island of Lanzarote.
License plates in the province used to start with "GC", which referred to the island of Gran Canaria, although the same plates were also issued in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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PlotData= color:skyblue width:20 shift:(-58,-5) fontsize:M anchor:till bar:1867 from:0 till:120 text:120,219 bar:1887 from:0 till:125 text:124,774 bar:1900 from:0 till:158 text:158,052 bar:1910 from:0 till:198 text:198,012 bar:1920 from:0 till:215 text:215,083 bar:1930 from:0 till:255 text:254,707 bar:1940 from:0 till:322 text:322,332 bar:1950 from:0 till:380 text:379,977 bar:1960 from:0 till:459 text:459,433 bar:1970 from:0 till:549 text:548,984 bar:1981 from:0 till:709 text:708,762 bar:1991 from:0 till:768 text:767,969 bar:2001 from:0 till:888 text:887,676 bar:2011 from:0 till:1087 text:1,087,227 bar:2021 from:0 till:1131 text:1,131,359 bar:2023 from:0 till:1146 text:1,145,843TextData= pos:(35,20) fontsize:M text:"Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, INE"