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Valencia

Also known as València, City of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Valencia, officially València, is the capital of the Valencian Community and the province of the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula on the Mediterranean Sea. With a population of 824,340, it is the third-largest city in Spain. The urban area of Valencia has 1.6 million people while the metropolitan region has 2.5 million.

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Valencia is Spain's third-largest city, located on the Mediterranean coast in eastern Spain with a population of over 800,000 people. It serves as the capital of the Valencian Community and sits along the Turia river, making it an important urban center in the region.

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Settlement.settlement_type: City and municipality
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Settlement.mapframe caption: Interactive map of Valencia
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Valencia
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Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Valencian Community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Valencia
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Valencia
Demonym: Valencijčanka
Population: 840792
Area: 134.65
Elevation: 15
Official website: www.valencia.es
Image: Vue sur la ville depuis la Tour du Miguelete (8277318710).jpg
Dialing code: 96
Licence plate code: V

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postal code: 46000
Commons category: Valencia
Commons gallery: Valencia (capital)
male population: 380293
native label: València
inception: 0138-00-00
female population: 419922
time of earliest written record: 0138-00-00
catalog code: 163
P8168: Daniel J. Bernstein
P12749: Squalomorphi

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Name
History
Roman colony
Middle Ages
Modern history
Peninsular War
Post-war
20th century
Francoist Spain
Post-Franco
21st century
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Port
Transport
Tourism
Government and administration
Culture
Food
Languages
Festivals
Main sights
Architecture
Cathedral
Hospital
Medieval churches
Squares and gardens
Museums
Sport
Football
American football
Motor sports
Rugby League
Districts
Other towns within the municipality of Valencia
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
Notes
References
Citations
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

Valencia was founded as a Roman colony in 138 BC as ''''. As an autonomous city in late antiquity, its militarization followed the onset of the threat posed by the Byzantine presence to the South, together with effective integration to the Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo in the late 6th century. Islamic rule and acculturation ensued in the 8th century, together with the introduction of new irrigation systems and crops. With the Aragonese Christian conquest in 1238, the city became the capital of the Kingdom of Valencia.