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The Valencian Commonty (Catalan: Comunitat Valenciana, Spaingie: Comunidad Valenciana), kent alternatively as the Valencian Kintra (Catalan: País Valencià), is an autonomous commonty o Spain locatit in central an sooth-eastren Iberie Peninsulae. Its caipital an lairgest ceety is Valencia. The region is dividit intae three provinces: Alicante, Castellón an Valencie, an thirty fower comarques.
Valencie Commonty Comunitat Valenciana Comunidad Valenciana; País Valencià | |
|---|---|
| Comunitat Valenciana1 | |
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| Anthem: Himne de l'Exposició | |
 Location o the Valencie Commonty | |
| Coordinates: 39°30′N 0°45′W | |
| Kintra | Spain |
| Caipital | Valencia |
| Provinces | Alicante, Castellón, and Valencia |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Devolvit govrenment in a constitutional monarchy |
| • Bodi | Generalitat Valenciana |
| • Preses | Ximo Puig Ferrer (PSPV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23255 km2 (8,979 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 8t (4.6% o Spain) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 5,111,706 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| • Pop. rank | 4t (10.6% o Spain) |
| Demonym(s) | Valencie valencià, valenciana (va) valenciano, valenciana (es) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166-2 | VC |
| Aurie code | +34 96 |
| Offeecial leids | Valencie (kent as Catalan elsewhere) an Spaingie |
| Statute o Autonomy | 1982 10 Aprile 2006 |
| Patron Saunt | Vincent Ferrer |
| Parliament | 99 deputies |
| Congress | 33 deputies (oot o 350) |
| Senate | 17 senators (oot o 264) |
| Website | Generalitat Valenciana |
| 1.^ According tae the current legislation the offeecial name is in Valencie Comunitat Valenciana. | |
It haes 518 km o Mediterranean coastline an covers 23,259 km² o land wi 5.1 million indwallers (2009). Its borders lairgely reflect thae o the historic Kinrick o Valencie.
The current version o the Valencie Statute o Autonomy (2006) declares the Valencie Community a naitionality o Spain. The offeecial leids are Valencie (as Catalan is kent in this territory)[1] an Spaingie.
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