Tavernes de la Valldigna

Tavernes de la Valldigna
Flag of Tavernes de la Valldigna
Coat of arms of Tavernes de la Valldigna
Tavernes de la Valldigna is located in Province of Valencia
Tavernes de la Valldigna
Tavernes de la Valldigna
Location of Tavernes de la Valldigna in the Province of Valencia
Tavernes de la Valldigna is located in Valencian Community
Tavernes de la Valldigna
Tavernes de la Valldigna
Location of Tavernes de la Valldigna in the Valencian Community
Tavernes de la Valldigna is located in Spain
Tavernes de la Valldigna
Tavernes de la Valldigna
Location of Tavernes de la Valldigna in Spain
Coordinates: 39°4′20″N 0°15′57″W / 39.07222°N 0.26583°W / 39.07222; -0.26583
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
ProvinceValencia
ComarcaLa Safor
Judicial districtSueca
Government
 • AlcaldeSergi González Frasquet (2019 - ) ([Compromís])
Area
 • Total49.2 km2 (19.0 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total17,158
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
DemonymValler/a or Tavernenc/a
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46760
Official language(s)Valencian
WebsiteOfficial website

Tavernes de la Valldigna (Valencian pronunciation: [taˈvɛɾnez ðe la vaʎˈdiŋna], Spanish: Tavernes de la Valldigna) is a municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain, located in the district of Safor, 54 km far away from Valencia. It is the biggest town in La Valldigna, a horseshoe shape valley bordered by mountains (Iberian and Betic mountains) on the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the east. Tavernes gained a City title in December 1916,[2] by King Alfonso XIII. The mayor is Jordi Juan Huguet (2011-). According to the Spanish Statistic National Institute, INE, in 2010 there were 18.130 inhabitants in Tavernes: 9.126 men and 9.004 women.[3]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "City Title to Tavernes de la Valldigna" (PDF). 22 December 1916. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  3. ^ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero de 2013