Valencia has about 800,000 inhabitants, making it the third largest city in Spain.
Valencia ( [ vəˈlɛnsiə ] [ baˈlenθja ] ) , officially València ( [ vaˈlensia ] ) , is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona , with around 800,000 inhabitants in the administrative centre . Valencia is Spain 's third largest metropolitan area , with a population ranging from 1.7 to 2.5 million . The Valencian Community , or the Valencian Country , is an autonomous community of Spain . Its homonymous capital Valencia is the third largest city and metropolitan area in Spain .