Valencian Community
The Valencian Community (Valencian: Comunitat Valenciana), also unofficially called the Valencian Country (País Valencià), is an autonomous community in the eastern Spain with a population of around 5,000,000. Its capital and biggest city is Valencia, with a population of nearly 800,000 people.
.svg) Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: Himne de València "Anthem of Valencia" | |
.svg) 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 |  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) |
| • Rank | 8th (4.6% of Spain) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,057,353 |
| • Density | 217.474/km2 (563.255/sq mi) |
| • Pop. rank | 4th (10.6% of Spain) |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | ES-VC |
| 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. | |
Demographics
The second-largest city of the Valencian Community is Alicante, with a population of 332,000. The city of Elche, located in the Alicante province, is an important industrial centre, with a population of 230,000. Castellón de la Plana, the capital of the Castellón province, have a population of around 170,000.
Valencian Community Media
Himno de la Comunidad Valenciana
Archeological site of Tossal de Manises, ancient Iberian–Greek–Carthaginian–Roman city of Akra Leuke or Lucentum, Alicante.
Villena castle (see Route of the Castles of Vinalopó)
Quart Towers, city of Valencia
Satellite image of the Valencian Community.
Relief map of the Community.
Areas in red mark higher population density in the central and southern regions.
Palau de la Generalitat Valenciana, seat of the Valencian government
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2020.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
