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.

Valencian Community Comunitat Valenciana  (Valencian) Comunidad Valenciana  (Spanish)
Autonomous community
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Himne de València "Anthem of Valencia"
Location of the Valencian Community within Spain
Coordinates: 39°30′N 0°45′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	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
• Pop. rank	4th (10.6% of Spain)
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Demonym(s)	Valencian valencià, -ana (va) valenciano, -na (es)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	ES-VC
Area code	+34 96
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.

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2020.
2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.