Location: Valencia
Valencian Country, Spain
Country: Spain
Autonomous Community: Valencian Community
Province: Valencia
Comarca: Horta de València
Founded: 138 BC
Districts: List
Ciutat Vella
Eixample
Extramurs
Campanar
Saïdia
Pla del Real
Olivereta
Patraix
Jesús
Quatre Carreres
Poblats Marítims
Camins al Grau
Algirós
Benimaclet
Pobles del Nord
Pobles de l'Oest
Pobles del Sud
Government• Type: Mayor-council government
• Body: Ajuntament de València
• Mayor: Joan Ribó i Canut (2015) (Compromís)
Area• Municipality: 134.65 km (51.99 sq mi)
Elevation: 15 m (49 ft)
Population (2010) INE• Municipality: 780,834
• Density: 5,800/km (15,000/sq mi)
• Urban: 1,570,000
• Metro: 1,705,742 to 2,516,818
Demonym(s): Valencian
valencià, -ana (va)
valenciano, -na (es)
Time zone: CET (GMT +1)
• Summer (DST): CEST (GMT +2) (UTC)
Postcode: 46000-46080
ISO 3166-2: ES-V
Website: www.valencia.es
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10 Monuments & Statues in Valencia That You Shouldn't Miss
December 8, 2021 Stefan Strunk
You’ll find plenty of orange trees here, but the fruit known as the "Valencia orange" was actually developed in California. Travelers interested in local food should focus on paella instead. While the city contains many monuments, Valencia’s modern crown jewel is the City of Arts and Sciences, a futuristic complex of museums, cinemas, theaters, and more.
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