Valencia province

Map of the province of Valencia and its main towns. The first crown of Valencia metropolitan area is drawn in dark brown.

Valencia (Spanish: Valencia /ba'len. θja/; Valencian: València /va'łen. Valencian ( valencià) is the historical traditional and official name used in the Valencian Community of Spain to refer to the region's native language si. a/) is a province of Spain, in the central part of the Valencian Community. In addition to its autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty Provinces. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Valencian Community ( Valencian and official Comunitat Valenciana; Comunidad Valenciana is an Autonomous community located in central to

It is bordered by the provinces of Alicante, Albacete, Cuenca, Teruel, Castellón, and the Mediterranean Sea. Alicante in Spanish or Alacant (in Valencian) is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Valencian Albacete is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Cuenca is a province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain. It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Castellón, Valencia Castellón ( Spanish) or Castelló ( Valencian / Catalan) is a province in the northern part of the Valencian Community, Part of its territory, the Rincón de Ademuz, is an exclave sandwiched between the provinces of Cuenca and Teruel. Rincón de Ademuz ( Valencian: Racó d'Ademuz) is an Exclave of the province of Valencia located between the provinces of Cuenca Cuenca is a province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain. It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Castellón, Valencia

Of the province's 2,267,503 people, one-third live in the capital, Valencia, which is also the capital of the autonomous community. Valencia ( Valencian: València, Valencia Spanish phonology --> is the capital of the Spanish autonomous There are 265 municipalities in the province. See List of municipalities in Valencia. As of 2006 the province of Valencia in the Valencian Community, Spain, is composed of 266 municipalities.

The province is historically subdivided into comarcas/comarques:

• El Camp de Túria
• El Camp de Morvedre
• La Canal de Navarrés
• La Costera
• La Hoya de Buñol
• L'Horta de Valencia

• Horta Nord
• Horta Oest
• Horta Sud
• València

• La Plana de Utiel
• El Rincón de Ademuz
• La Ribera Alta
• La Ribera Baixa
• La Safor
• Los Serranos
• La Vall d'Albaida
• El Valle de Cofrentes - Ayora