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Valencia, Spain

Administration
Full nameValencia
Native nameValència
CountrySpain
Autonomous CommunityValencian Community
ProvinceValencia
ComarcaValencia
Founded137 BC
Government
TypeMayor-council government
BodyAjuntament de València
MayorRita Barberá Nolla
Geography
Total Area52 sq mi (134.65 km2)
Elevation49.2 ft (15 m)
Demography
Total Population810064 (2008)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Urban (pop.)1,175,000 to 1,564,145
Metro (pop.)1,705,742 to 2,300,000
Demonymvalencià (m), valenciana (f)
valenciano (m), valenciana (f)
Other information
Time zoneCET (GMT +1) (UTC)
- Summer (DST)CEST (GMT +2) (UTC)
Postcode46000-46080

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Valencia ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Valencia and the third largest city in Spain, with a population of 810,064 in 2008. It is the 22nd-most populous municipality in the European Union and 35th-most populous urban area in the European Union with a population of 1,175,000 or 1,564,145. 1,705,742 or 2,300,000 people live in the Valencia metropolitan area.

It is integrated into an industrial area on the Costa del Azahar. Its main festival, the Falles, is known worldwide, while the traditional dish, paella, originated around Valencia.

The city contains a dense monumental heritage (including the Llotja de la Seda (World Heritage Site since 1996), but its landmark is undoubtedly the City of Arts and Sciences, an avant-garde and futuristic museum complex.

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Both US boats are 4 and 1 on day one at the RC 44 Valencia Cup regatta - Examiner.com Tweet this news
Examiner.com--Wind speeds up to 20 knots on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, in -Valencia-, -Spain-, drove the light-displacement RC-44 boats flying around the course at speeds in the ... - Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:01:42 GMT+00:00
Oracle's Larry Ellison Highest Paid Executive Of The Decade - Huffington Post (blog) Tweet this news
Huffington Post (blog)--BMW Oracle Racing owner Larry Ellison drinks champagne on the podium after winning the 33rd America's Cup against Alinghi in -Valencia-, -Spain-, on Sunday, ... - Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:00:32 GMT+00:00
Veteran Marchena poised to leave Valencia for Villarreal - Earthtimes Tweet this news
Earthtimes--By : dpa Madrid - Spanish giants -Valencia- are poised to sell -Spain- defender Carlos Marchena to local rivals Villarreal, according to media reports on ... - Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:40:37 GMT+00:00
IVAM Opens First Exhibition in Europe by Chinese Artist Wang Xieda - Art Daily Tweet this news
Art Daily---...- and 'Sages's Saying 058' (R) at an exhibition on his work organized by the Valencian Institute of Modern Art (IVAM) in -Valencia-, -Spain-, 27 July 2010. ... - Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:52:25 GMT+00:00
Freezing eggs to have babies later gets a boost - Washington Post (blog) Tweet this news
Washington Post (blog)--Ana Cobo of the Institut Universitair -- IVI Valencia in -Valencia-, -Spain-, presented the results of the study Wednesday at the annual meeting of the European ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:15:59 GMT+00:00
Kovalainen: Webber just ran into me - AutoWeek Tweet this news
AutoWeek--Lotus Formula One driver Heikki Kovalainen says he was not responsible for the collision that sent Mark Webber flying in -Valencia-, -Spain-, ... - Date : Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:33:02 GMT+00:00
Spain's Valencia Region Offers Wide Range of Spanish Immersion Schools - TravelVideo.tv (press release) Tweet this news
TravelVideo.tv (press release)---VALENCIA-, -Spain-, July, 2010 – School’s out, time to… hit the books! The sun-kissed region of Valencia on Spain’s Mediterranean coast offers some ... - Date : Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:34:14 GMT+00:00
Defender to test boat classes - ESPN Tweet this news
ESPN---...- week conducting trials off -Valencia-, -Spain-, that will help it determine whether the next regatta will be sailed in multihulls or traditional monohulls. ... - Date : Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:07:48 GMT+00:00
34th America's Cup television trials start today - Examiner.com Tweet this news
Examiner.com--Two RC44 monohull sailboats and two X40 catamarans will begin television trials today, Thursday, July 22, in -Valencia-, -Spain-, to evaluate the type of boat ... - Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:02:02 GMT+00:00
Bluestar Silicones to Exhibit Solar Energy Silicone Solutions at Solar Energy ... - AZoCleantech Tweet this news
AZoCleantech---...- to exhibit its solar energy silicone solutions at the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference during September 6-9, 2010 in -Valencia-, -Spain-. ... - Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:21:33 GMT+00:00

Twin towns - Sister cities :

Comarques of the Valencian Community

Alacantí * Alcoià * Alcalatén * Alt Maestrat * Alto Mijares * Alto Palancia * Alt Vinalopó * Baix Maestrat * Baix Vinalopó * Camp de Morvedre * Camp de Túria * Canal de Navarrés * Comtat * Costera * Horta Nord * Horta Oest * Horta Sud * Hoya de Buñol * Marina Alta * Marina Baixa * Ports * Plana Alta * Plana Baixa * Requena-Utiel * Rincón de Ademuz * Ribera Alta * Ribera Baixa * Safor * Los Serranos * València * Vall d'Albaida * Valle de Cofrentes * Vega Baja del Segura * Vinalopó Mitjà



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