Ayuntamiento of Valencia

The Ayuntamiento of Valencia, or Valencia City Council, is the institution that is responsible for governing the city and municipality of Valencia (Spain). It is called in Valencian: Ajuntament de València or Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Valencia. It is presided over by the mayor of Valencia, who since 1979 has been democratically elected by universal suffrage. Since 2023, the position is held by María José Catalá, of the People's Party. The institution is located and holds formal meetings in the Valencia City Hall or in Valencian: Palau consistorial de València and in Spanish: Casa Consistorial de Valencia. The building is also often called the Ayuntamiento by metonymy.