Valencia is the capital of the province and autonomous community of the same name. It is the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 807,693 inhabitants (2023) within the Ciudad de Valencia and 1,582,387 inhabitants (2021) within metropolis of the Huerta de Valencia.. It is located in eastern Spain, on the banks of the Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula on the Mediterranean Sea.
Image: Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, València, Valencia, Spain panoramio (1)
Image: Puerta de los Serranos, Valencia, España, 2014 06 30, DD 86
Image: El Palmar Barraca 2
Image: Lonja de la Seda, Valencia, España, 2014 06 29, DD 20
Valencian or the Valencian language is the official, historical and traditional name used in the Valencian Community of Spain to refer to the Romance language
also known as Catalan, either as a whole or in its Valencia-specific linguistic forms. The Valencian Community's 1982 Statute of Autonomy and the Spanish Constitution officially recognise Valencian as the name of the regional language.
Employees demonstrate in front of the RTVV headquarters in Burjassot the day of its closure