Valencia
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Province of Valencia | |
![]() Palau de la Batlia, headquarters of the Provincial Council | |
![]() Map of Spain with Province of Valencia highlighted | |
Coordinates: 39°28′38″N 0°22′36″W / 39.47722°N 0.37667°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
Capital | Valencia |
Area | |
• Total | 10,763 km2 (4,156 sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked |
2.13% of Spain | |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 2,547,986[1] |
• Rank | Ranked |
5.45% of Spain | |
Demonym | Valencians |
Official languages | Spanish and Valencian |
Parliament | Cortes Generales |
Valencia (Spanish: [baˈlenθja] ), natively also València (Valencian: [vaˈlensi.a, -sja]), is a province of Spain, in the central part of the autonomous Valencian Community. Of the province's 2.6 million people (2021),[1] one-third live in the capital, Valencia, which is also the capital of the autonomous community and the 3rd biggest city in Spain, with a metropolitan area of 2,522,383 people it is also one of the most populated cities of Southern Europe.[2] There are 265 municipalities in the province.
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