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Valencia

Coordinates: 39°28′12″N 00°22′35″W / 39.47000°N 0.37639°W / 39.47000; -0.37639
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Valencia
València  (Valencian)
Coat of arms of Valencia
Valencia is located in Spain
Valencia
Valencia
Location within Spain
Valencia is located in Valencian Community
Valencia
Valencia
Location within Valencian Community
Coordinates: 39°28′12″N 00°22′35″W / 39.47000°N 0.37639°W / 39.47000; -0.37639
Country Spain
Autonomous CommunityValencian Community
ProvinceValencia
ComarcaHorta of Valencia
Founded138 BC
Districts
List
  • Ciutat Vella
  • Eixample
  • Extramurs
  • Campanar
  • Saïdia
  • Pla del Real
  • Olivereta
  • Patraix
  • Jesús
  • Quatre Carreres
  • Poblats Marítims
  • Camins al Grau
  • Algirós
  • Benimaclet
  • Pobles del Nord
  • Pobles de l'Oest
  • Pobles del Sud
Government
 • TypeAyuntamiento
 • BodyAjuntament de València
 • MayorJoan Ribó (since 2015) (Compromís)
Area
 • Municipality134.65 km2 (51.99 sq mi)
 • Urban
628.81 km2 (242.78 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Municipality801,456
 • Density6,000/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,595,000
 • Metro
2,522,383
Demonym(s)Valencian
valencià-ana (va)
valenciano-na (es)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET (GMT))
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST (GMT))
Postcode
46000-46080
ISO 3166-2ES-V
Websitewww.valencia.es
Valencia (red dot) on a map of Spain

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 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).

Other websites

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Valencia Tourism Official Site

References

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  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.