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Valencia urban area
metropolitan area
Valencia metropolitan area Map of the Valencian metropolitan area
Country	Spain
Region	Valencian community
Core city	Valencia
Area
• Metro	1,474.6 km2 (569.1 sq mi)
Population
• Metro	1,875,691
• Metro density	2,250/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

The Valencian metropolitan area is an urban area in the Valencian Community (Spain) centered on the city of Valencia bordering the Mediterranean sea on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula. With a population of over 1.7 million people and over 60 municipalities, it is the third most populated urban area in Spain, after Madrid and Barcelona.

Overview

The urban area - the core of the metropolitan area - of Valencia has a population of 1,875,691 being the third most populated urban area in Spain behind Madrid and Barcelona. The Larger urban zone has a population of 1.72 million.

According to a lot of official organisations like the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of United Nations, councilofEurope.com and citypopulation.de, the Valencian metropolitan area differs in terms of population going from 1,600,000 to 1,900,000.

The Zones

	Population	Area (km2)	Density/km2
Valencia	786,000	134.6	5,840
Suburbs	314,000	154,2	2,036
Peri-urban spaces	175,000	226,8	772
Rural areas	624,309	9,984.4	63
	2,500,000	10,500	238

• Suburbs: consists of other municipalities (outside Valencia) in an official union of adjacent cities and municipalities. The total population is 314,000 in an area of 154,2 km^2.
• Peri-urban spaces: The total population is 175,000 in an area of 226,8 km^2.
• Rural areas: consists of every other municipality outside of the urban area. it has a total population of around 624,000 in an area of 9,984.4 km^2.

Municipalities of metropolitan area - population and area

Suburbs

Valencia 786,000 hab. / 134,6 km2 Alboraya 24,000 hab. / 6 km2 Aldaia 31,000 hab. / 5 km2 Alaquas 30,000 hab. / 7 km2 Massamagrell 9,500 hab. / 5 km2 Meliana 13,000 hab. / 4 km2 Puçol 20,000 hab. / 15 km2 Quart de Poblet 26,500 hab. / 4 km2 Rocafort 7,500 hab. / 1 km2 La Pobla de Farnais 4,500 hab. / 6 km2 Alfafar 20,000 hab. / 7 km2 Benetússer 14,000 hab. / 2 km2 Mislata 44,000 hab. / 2 km2

Paiporta 24,000 hab. / 3 km2 Xirivella 30,000 hab. / 3 km2 Paterna 68,000 hab. / 37 km2 Manises 31,000 hab. / 7 km2 Almàssera 5,500 hab. / 2 km2 Godella 14,000 hab. / 6 km2

Peri-urban spaces

Gandia 74,000 hab. / 60 km2 Sagunto 66,000 hab. / 108 km2

Third zone

No data

References

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/5/657?type=check_update&version=3 https://www.emta.com/network/valencia/identification-of-metropolitan-area-21/

Category:Geography of Valencia Category:Metropolitan areas of Spain