Valencia is the third biggest large town in a country.
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 . Valencia Club de Fútbol ( [ baˈlenθja ˈkluβ ðe ˈfuðβol ] , València Club de Futbol [ vaˈlensia ˈklub de fubˈbɔl ] also known as Valencia CF , Valencia or Los Che ) are a Spanish football club based in Valencia .