Valencia
municipality in Spain, capital of the Valencian Community
Valencia is a city in Spain, on the Mediterranean coast. It is the capital of the Community of Valencia. It has 807.396 people, making it the third-largest city in Spain and the fifteenth in the European Union.
Valencia
València (Valencian) | |
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  Valencia Location within Spain  Valencia Location within Valencian Community | |
| Coordinates: 39°28′12″N 00°22′35″W / 39.47000°N 0.37639°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous Community | Valencian Community |
| Province | Valencia |
| Comarca | Horta of Valencia |
| Founded | 138 BC |
| Districts | List
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| Government | |
| • Type | Ayuntamiento |
| • Body | Ajuntament de València |
| • Mayor | Joan Ribó (since 2015) (Compromís) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 134.65 km2 (51.99 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 628.81 km2 (242.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 801,456 |
| • Density | 6,000/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,595,000 |
| • Metro | 2,522,383 |
| Demonym(s) | Valencian valencià, -ana (va) valenciano, -na (es) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET (GMT)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST (GMT)) |
| Postcode | 46000-46080 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ES-V |
| Website | www.valencia.es |
Valencia has a borderline hot semi-arid climate (BSh in the Köppen climate classification) and a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Köppen climate classification).
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- ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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