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Valencian Community


Comunitat Valenciana
Comunidad Valenciana
CapitalValencia
Official languagesValencian (Catalan) and Castilian (Spanish)
Area
 - total
 - % of Spain
Ranked 8th
23 255 km²
4,6%
Population
 - Total (2003)
 - % of Spain
 - Density
Ranked 4th
4 326 708
10,3%
186,05/km²
Demonym
 - English
 - Valencian
 - Spanish

Valencian
valencià/valenciana
valenciano/valenciana
Statute of Autonomy July 10, 1982
ISO 3166-2VC
Parliamentary
representation

 Congress seats
 Senate seats
 

32
5
PresidentFrancisco Enrique Camps Ortiz (PP)
Generalitat Valenciana

Valencian Community (Catalan Comunitat Valenciana, Spanish Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community (comunidad autónoma in Spanish, or, in Catalan, comunitat autònoma) in the east of Spain. It is historically the Valencian Country (País Valencià in Catalan, País Valenciano in Spanish).

Its languages are Spanish (Castilian) and Valencian (a dialect of Catalan).

Major cities and notable towns include:

The Comunidad Valenciana includes the provinces of: Major rivers:
Autonomous communities of Spain
Andalusia
Aragon
Asturias
Balearic Is
Basque Country
Canary Is
Cantabria
Castile-La Mancha
Castile-Leon
Catalonia
Extremadura
Galicia
La Rioja
Madrid
Murcia
Navarre
Valencia
Plazas de soberanía