Province of Valencia

Province of Valencia
Provincia de Valencia (Spanish)
Província de València (Valencian)
Province
Palau de la Batlia, headquarters of the Provincial Council
Palau de la Batlia, headquarters of the Provincial Council
Coat of arms of Province of Valencia
Coat of arms
Map of Spain with Province of Valencia highlighted
Map of Spain with Province of Valencia highlighted
Coordinates: 39°28′38″N 0°22′36″W / 39.47722°N 0.37667°W / 39.47722; -0.37667
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
Capital Valencia / València
Area
 • Total
10,763 km2 (4,156 sq mi)
 • RankRanked
 2.13% of Spain
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
2,547,986[1]
 • RankRanked
 5.45% of Spain
DemonymValencians
Official languagesSpanish and Valencian
ParliamentCortes Generales
Map of the province of València and its main towns. The first crown of València metropolitan area is drawn in dark brown.

Valencia (/vəˈlɛnsiə/; Spanish: [baˈlenθja] ⓘ), officially València (Valencian: [vaˈlensia]), 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.

  1. ^ a b Population Figures referring to Municipal Register 1 January 2018 Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute)
  2. ^ "Eurostat - Data Explorer". Archived from the original on 2013-05-07.