Valencia (autonomous community)
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Valencian Community/Valencian Country
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Autonomous community
Also known as País Valencià | |
Anthem: Himne de València "Anthem of Valencia" | |
![]() Location of the Valencian Community within Spain | |
Coordinates: 39°30′N 0°45′W / 39.500°N 0.750°WCoordinates: 39°30′N 0°45′W / 39.500°N 0.750°W | |
Country | ![]() |
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) |
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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[2] 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.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2020.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.