Valencia, Venezuela

Valencia
Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de la
Nueva Valencia del Rey
Top to bottom, left to right:
Panoramic View of Valencia; Urb Prebo Park; Bolívar Square of Valencia; Panoramic View of the south of Valencia; Street in Valencia; Municipal Theatre of Valencia; Arch of Carabobo; Metrópolis Mall
Flag of Valencia
Etymology: Valencia de Don Juan
Nickname(s): 
Capital industrial de Venezuela,
La pequeña Detroit (The little Detroit),
La ciudad de las naranjas,
La ciudad de las mujeres hermosas,
Valencia señorial
Valencia is located in Venezuela
Valencia
Valencia
Coordinates: 10°11′N 68°00′W / 10.183°N 68.000°W / 10.183; -68.000
CountryVenezuela Venezuela
StateCarabobo
MunicipalityValencia
Libertador
Los Guayos
Naguanagua
San Diego
FoundedMarch 25, 1555
Area
 • Total1,548 km2 (598 sq mi)
Elevation
520 m (1,710 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total2,585,202
DemonymValenciano(a)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Postal code
2001
Area code0241
ClimateAw
Websitealcaldiadevalencia.gob.ve

Valencia (Spanish pronunciation: [baˈlensja]) is the capital city of Carabobo State and the third-largest city in Venezuela.

The city is an economic hub that contains Venezuela's top industries and manufacturing companies. It is also the largest city in the Valencia-Maracay metropolitan region, which with a population of about 4.5 million is the country's second largest after that of Caracas. Caracas lies some 172 kilometres (107 miles) away to the east.