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Tavernes de la Valldigna | |
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Coordinates: 39°4′20″N 0°15′57″W / 39.07222°N 0.26583°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
Province | Valencia |
Comarca | La Safor |
Judicial district | Sueca |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Sergi González Frasquet (2019 - ) ([Compromís]) |
Area | |
• Total | 49.2 km2 (19.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 17,158 |
• Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
Demonym | Valler/a or Tavernenc/a |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 46760 |
Official language(s) | Valencian |
Website | Official 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]