Map of Valencia, Spain

Valencia is the administrative centre of Valencia, Spain, with a population of about 824,340. It lies at 39.4739°N, 0.3797°W, about 15 m above sea level. Valencia is about 302 km (188 mi) east of Madrid, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mislata, 3 km to the west.

Valencia at a glance

Where is Valencia?

• The 3rd largest city in Spain by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 23 min on the shortest day to 14 h 57 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Valencia

• Mislata — 3 km west
• Burjassot — 5 km northwest
• Paterna — 6 km northwest
• Torrent — 8 km southwest
• Grao de Murviedro — 22 km northeast
• Sagunto — 25 km northeast
• Alzira — 36 km south
• Burriana — 53 km northeast
• Vila-real — 57 km northeast
• Gandia — 59 km south

Largest cities in Valencia

• Alicante — 348,901
• Elche — 234,765
• Castelló de la Plana — 183,711
• Orihuela — 101,321
• Torrevieja — 82,599
• Torrent — 78,543
• Gandia — 73,829
• Benidorm — 70,450
• Sagunto — 66,070
• Paterna — 64,023

Largest cities in Spain

• Madrid — 3,255,944
• Barcelona — 1,686,208
• Zaragoza — 686,986
• Seville — 686,741
• Málaga — 592,346
• Murcia — 471,982
• Palma — 438,234
• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria — 383,516
• Alicante — 348,901
• Bilbao — 347,342

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Other places named Valencia

• Valencia — Carabobo, Venezuela
• Valencia — California, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.