Valencia (autonomous community)

Valencian Community/Valencian Country Comunitat Valenciana  (Valencian) Comunidad Valenciana  (Spanish)
Autonomous community Also known as País Valencià
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Himne de València "Anthem of Valencia"
Location of the Valencian Community within Spain
Coordinates: 39°30′N 0°45′W
Country	Spain
Capital	Valencia
Provinces	Alicante, Castellón, Valencia
Government
• Type	Devolved government in a constitutional monarchy
• Body	Generalitat Valenciana
• President	Ximo Puig (PSPV-PSOE)
Area
• Total	23,255 km2 (8,979 sq mi)
Area rank	8th (4.6% of Spain)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,057,353
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
• Pop. rank	4th (10.6% of Spain)
Demonym(s)	Valencian valencià, -ana (va) valenciano, -na (es)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	ES-VC
Area code	+34 96
Official languages	Valencian and Spanish
Statute of Autonomy	1 July 1982 10 April 2006
Patron Saint	Vincent Ferrer
Parliament	Corts Valencianes
Congress	32 deputies (out of 350)
Senate	17 senators (out of 265)
HDI (2018)	0.882 very high · 11th
Website	Generalitat Valenciana
1.^ According to the current legislation the official name is in Valencian Comunitat Valenciana.

Valencia, officially and in Valencian language called Valencian Community (unofficially: Valencian Country, Valencia Region, Region of Valencia, Land of Valencia; and historically: Kingdom of Valencia), is a Spanish autonomous community, in the east of the country. The population is around 5,000,000, and the capital and biggest city is Valencia, with near 800,000. Valencia is also the capital of the Valencia province. The second-largest city is Alicante, with 332,000, capital of the Alicante province. The city of Elche in Alicante, with 230,000, is a very important industrial centre. Castellón, with 180,000, is the capital of the Castellón province.