Valencia, officially known as València in Valencian, serves as the capital of both the Valencian Community and the province of Valencia in Spain. Situated on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula along the Mediterranean Sea, the city is positioned on the banks of the Turia river.
As the third-largest city in Spain, Valencia has a population of 824,340 residents. The broader urban area encompasses approximately 1.6 million people, while its metropolitan region reaches a total population of 2.5 million.