|
Valencia (other)
Valencia (''València'') is the capital of the Valencian Community in Spain. Valencia may also refer to: Places Spain * Valencian Community (or the Valencian Community), an autonomous community of Spain ** Valencians, an ethnic group or nationality whose homeland is the Valencian Community ** Valencian language, the "own language" (''llengua pròpia'') of the Valencian Community, also regarded as a linguistic variety of the Catalan language ** Province of Valencia, a Valencian subnational entity within the Valencian Community *** Valencia (Congress of Deputies constituency), the parliamentary district covering the province of Valencia *** Valencia (DO), ''Denominación de Origen'' wine-producing region within Valencia province *** University of Valencia, a Spanish University *** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia in Spain, a Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in northeastern Iberia * Gulf of Valencia * Taifa of Valencia, an entity that existed during Islamic Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the Province of Valencia, province of the same name. The wider urban area also comprising the neighbouring municipalities has a population of around 1.6 million, constituting one of the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, major urban areas on the European side of the Mediterranean Sea. It is located on the banks of the Turia (river), Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula, at the Gulf of Valencia, north of the Albufera lagoon. Valencia was founded as a Roman Republic, Roman colony in 138 BC. Al-Andalus, Islamic rule and acculturation ensued in the 8th century, together with the introduction of new irrigation systems and crops. Crown of Aragon, Aragonese Christian conquest took place in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia, Cagdianao
Cagdianao, officially the Municipality of Cagdianao ( Surigaonon: ''Lungsod nan Cagdianao''; ceb, Lungsod sa Cagdianao; tl, Bayan ng Cagdianao), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,350 people. Etymology Cagdianao is derived from ''kagdianao'', an alternate form of ''yugien balaod'', meaning "place where mangroves grow", from ''agdao'', a local name for a species of mangrove. History RJ SALADAGA . On October 24, 2012, however, the Supreme Court reversed its ruling from the previous year, and upheld the constitutionality of RA 9355 and the creation of Dinagat Islands as a province. Geography Barangays Cagdianao is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. * Boa * Cabunga-an * Del Pilar * Laguna * Legaspi * Ma-atas * Mabini * Nueva Estrella * Poblacion ''Poblacion'' (literally "town" or "settlement" in Spanish; ) is the common term used for the administrative center, central, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia, Ecuador
Valencia is an Ecuador, ecuadorian city; cantonal head of the Valencia Canton, as well as the sixth most populated city in the Los Rios Province. It is located in the center-north of the coastal region of Ecuador, on an extensive plain, on the outer flanks of the western Andes mountain range, at an altitude of 105 meters above sea level and with a tropical rainy climate of 26 °C on average. Name The name of Valencia originates from the year 1887 when a man named Gregorio Valencia was established on the banks of an estuary, who was dedicated to practicing sorcery, which is why he was known among its inhabitants. Thus they began to name the estuary as Estero Valencia and little by little the hamlet became known by that name. Geography Location The ground is a little elevated, about 60 meters above sea level. The main rivers in this area are the San Pablo, Quindigüa, Lulo, Manguila, which in winter become very mighty. Climate The climate of Valencia is tropical, the tempe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia, Córdoba
Valencia is a municipality in Colombia, located in the department of Córdoba Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ..., in the north of the country. Founded in 1917 and became a municipality in 1931. The municipality is an important logging, livestock and agricultural center in the department. References Córdoba {{Córdoba-Colombia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Valencia (Venezuela)
Lake Valencia ( es, Lago de Valencia), formerly Lake Tacarigua, is a lake within Carabobo State and Aragua State in northern Venezuela. Geography Lake Valencia is the third largest lake in Venezuela, after Lake Maracaibo and Lake Guri reservoir. The lake is located in one of the Aragua valleys, between the parallel sub- Serranía del Interior in the Cordillera de la Costa Central, of the Venezuelan Coastal Ranges system. The endorheic lake has natural discharge level at 427 m above sea level; the water level declined below this height about 250 years ago. Its surface level currently is 410 m above sea level, and is about 30 km long, has an area of 350 km². The maximum depth is 39 m, the mean depth 18 m. The lake has a number of small islands, with some inhabited. Its drainage basin (watershed area) of 2,646 km². The most important river emptying into the lake is the Aragua River. Others include the El Limón River, Guacara River, Güigüe River, Mariara Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Valencia In Venezuela
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela ( la, Archidioecesis Valentinus in Venetiola) is an archdiocese located in the city of Valencia in Venezuela. History On 12 October 1922 Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Valencia from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas. Pope Paul VI elevated the diocese to an archdiocese on 12 November 1974. Bishops Ordinaries *Francisco Antonio Granadillo † (22 Jun 1923 – 13 Jan 1927) * Salvador Montes de Oca † (20 Jun 1927 – 22 Dec 1934) *Gregorio Adam Dalmau † (29 Aug 1937 – 12 Jul 1961) * José Alí Lebrún Moratinos † (19 Mar 1962 – 21 Sep 1972) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Caracas; future Cardinal *Luis Eduardo Henríquez Jiménez † (9 Nov 1972 – 16 Mar 1990) * Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino † (16 Mar 1990 – 19 Sep 2005) Appointed, Archbishop of Caracas (Cardinal in 2006) *Reinaldo del Prette Lissot † (10 Apr 2007 – 21 November 2022) Auxiliary bishops * José Joaquín Troconis Montiel (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia, Venezuela
Valencia () is the capital city of Carabobo State and the third-largest city in Venezuela. The city is an economic hub that contains Venezuela's top industries and manufacturing companies. It is also the largest city in the Valencia-Maracay metropolitan region, which with a population of about 4.5 million is the country's second largest after that of Caracas. Caracas lies some away to the east. History The area was already inhabited in the fourth millennium BC. The inhabitants were mainly hunters and gatherers who might have already developed some elementary forms of agriculture. Between AD 200 and 1000 an important settlement was formed close to Lake Valencia. Around the year 1000, waves of migration started to come from the Orinoco river area, probably arriving along the Pao river. The fusion of previous settlements with these new populations gave rise to the Vacencioide culture. People in the area belonged mostly to Arawak groups. They were hunters and gatherers who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia (Ridgeway, South Carolina)
Valencia is a historic plantation house located near Ridgeway, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built in 1834, and is a large two-story frame house on a brick pier foundation. The house features a hipped roof, two mammoth chimneys, and a broad one-story piazza with unique elliptical arches. Valencia was built by Edward Gendron Palmer, a leader in civic, political, and religious life of Ridgeway and Fairfield County. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1971. References Plantation houses in South Carolina Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Houses completed in 1834 Houses in Fairfield County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia, Pennsylvania
Valencia is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 551 at the 2010 census. History The original name of the town was Brookside, and subsequently Sunnyside in the 1890s, but was changed for the railroad, by the time of its incorporation as a borough, due to an existing stop with the same name in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It is unknown how the name Valencia was chosen. The borough's application for incorporation was granted in September 1896, and the office of burgess (later mayor) was established, to which James Douthett Magee was appointed, together with a seven-member council consisting of Edward Cowan, J. D. Perry, C. F. Harrobin, J. A. Cox, J. C. Barr, P. E. Cooper, and W. J. Craig. Geography Valencia is located along the southern border of Butler County at (40.674906, -79.988493), in the valley of Breakneck Creek near its source. It is bordered to the north, east, and west by Adams Township and to the south by Richland and Pine township ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia, Valencia County, New Mexico
Valencia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Valencia County, New Mexico, Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,192 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is part of the Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque Albuquerque metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Valencia is located at (34.795206, -106.692575). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 4,500 people, 1,553 households, and 1,248 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 819.4 people per square mile (316.5/km). There were 1,646 housing units at an average density of 299.7 per square mile (115.8/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 68.87% White (U.S. Census), White, 0.76% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 1.93% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 0.67% Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), Pacific I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia, Santa Fe County, New Mexico
Valencia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in eastern Santa Fe County, at the southern end of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, and is bordered to the east by Glorieta. Interstate 25 passes through Valencia, with access from Exit 297. I-25 leads northwest (southbound) to Santa Fe and east (northbound) to Las Vegas, New Mexico. The highway crosses Glorieta Pass at the eastern border of the CDP. Demographics Education It is within Santa Fe Public Schools. It is zoned to El Dorado Community School (K-8) in El Dorado El Dorado (, ; Spanish for "the golden"), originally ''El Hombre Dorado'' ("The Golden Man") or ''El Rey Dorado'' ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in the 16th century to describe a mythical tribal chief (''zipa'') or king o .... Its high school is Santa Fe High School. References Census-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia West, Arizona
Valencia West is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 9,355 at the 2010 census, a 293% increase over the population of 2,380 in 2000. Geography Valencia West is located at (32.140958, -111.113649). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 2,380 people, 676 households, and 548 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 738 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 60.13% White, 1.34% Black or African American, 2.31% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 32.94% from other races, and 2.94% from two or more races. 68.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 676 households 50.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
