Horta of Valencia
formerly: comarca currently: urban area / metropolis
Huerta de Valencia on map of Valencian Community
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Coordinates: 39°28′N 0°22′W / 39.467°N 0.367°W / 39.467; -0.367
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia
City and comarcas	Valencia, Horta Nord, Horta Sud, Horta Oest
Area
• Total	631.9 km2 (244.0 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	1,567,118
• Density	2,480/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Demonym	Valencian

The Horta of Valencia (Valencian: L'Horta de València; Spanish: Huerta de Valencia) is a historical comarca of the Valencian Community, in Spain. Currently, Horta of Valencia is the common name and refers to the urban area / metropolis covered Valencia (commune) and three neighboring comarcas: Horta Nord, Horta Sud, Horta Oest.

Administrative division

Origin

Originally Valencia was founded as a base for Roman campaigns into Spain.^{[citation needed]}

Traditional Arab irrigation systems were built in l'Horta de Valencia during the Al-Andalus period; the historical irrigation system at l'Horta de València was named a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Site in 2019.^[2]