Valencia (province)

Valencia or València is a province of Spain, in the central part of the Valencian Community. Of the province's 2,566,474 people (2013), one-third live in the capital, Valencia, which is also the capital of the autonomous community. There are 265 municipalities in the province.HistoryAlthough the Spanish Constitution of 1812 loosely created the province of València, a stable administrative entity does not arise until the territorial division of Spain in 1833, remaining today without major changes. The Provincial Council of Valencia dates from that period. After the Valencian Statute of Autonomy of 1982, the province became part of the Valencian Community.