Valencia

Valencia is a city in Spain, on the Mediterranean coast. It is the capital of the Community of Valencia. It has 807,396 people, making it the third-largest city in Spain and the fifteenth in the European Union.

Valencia València  (Valencian)
Municipality
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Coordinates: 39°28′12″N 00°22′35″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia
Comarca	Horta of Valencia
Founded	138 BC
Districts	List Ciutat Vella Eixample Extramurs Campanar Saïdia Pla del Real Olivereta Patraix Jesús Quatre Carreres Poblats Marítims Camins al Grau Algirós Benimaclet Pobles del Nord Pobles de l'Oest Pobles del Sud
Government
• Type	Ayuntamiento
• Body	Ajuntament de València
• Mayor	Joan Ribó (since 2015) (Compromís)
Area
• Municipality	134.65 km2 (51.99 sq mi)
• Urban	628.81 km2 (242.78 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Municipality	801,456
• Density	6,000/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
• Urban	1,595,000
• Metro	2,522,383
Demonym(s)	Valencian valencià, -ana (va) valenciano, -na (es)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET (GMT))
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST (GMT))
Postcode	46000-46080
ISO 3166-2	ES-V
Website	www.valencia.es

Valencia (red dot) on a map of Spain

Valencia has a borderline hot semi-arid climate (BSh in the Köppen climate classification) and a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Köppen climate classification).