According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of  and had a population of 542,901 inhabitants (271,226 men and 271,675 women), giving it a population density of .
According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the region covers an area of  and had a population of 542,901 inhabitants (271,226 males and 271,675 females), resulting in a population density of .