Valencian Community

Valencian Community
Comunitat Valenciana  (Valencian)
Comunidad Valenciana  (Spanish)
Flag of the Valencian Community
Coat-of-arms of the Valencian Community
Anthem: Himne de València
"Anthem of Valencia"
Location of the Valencian Community in Spain
Location of the Valencian Community within Spain
Coordinates: 39°30′N 0°45′W / 39.500°N 0.750°W / 39.500; -0.750
Country Spain
CapitalValencia
ProvincesAlicante, Castellón, Valencia
Government
 • TypeDevolved government in a constitutional monarchy
 • BodyGeneralitat Valenciana
 • PresidentXimo Puig (PSPV-PSOE)
Area
 • Total23,255 km2 (8,979 sq mi)
 • Rank8th (4.6% of Spain)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,057,353
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
 • Pop. rank
4th (10.6% of Spain)
 
Demonym(s)Valencian
valencià, -ana (va)

valenciano, -na (es)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code
ES-VC
Area code+34 96
Official languagesValencian and Spanish
Statute of Autonomy1 July 1982
10 April 2006
Patron SaintVincent Ferrer
ParliamentCorts Valencianes
Congress32 deputies (out of 350)
Senate17 senators (out of 265)
HDI (2018)0.882
very high · 11th
WebsiteGeneralitat Valenciana
1.^ According to the current legislation the official name is in Valencian Comunitat Valenciana.

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.

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.