Paiporta
Paiporta | |
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Coat of arms | |
Paiporta Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 39°25′40″N 0°25′6″W / 39.42778°N 0.41833°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
| Province | Valencia |
| Comarca | Horta Sud |
| Founded | 1676 |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Maria Isabel Albalat Asensi (PSPV-PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 27,748 |
| • Density | 7,100/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | paiportí, -ina (Val.) paiportino, -a (Sp.) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46200 |
| Official language(s) | |
| Website | Official website |
Paiporta (Valencian: [pajˈpɔɾta], also [pajˈpɔɾtɔ]; Spanish: [pajˈpoɾta]) is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Valencia and the Valencian Community. It is part of the comarca of Horta Sud.
Paiporta was billed as the ground zero of the October 2024 floods affecting the province of Valencia.[2] In the town, 45 inhabitants died. In the case of Paiporta and other municipalities of the Valencia metropolitan area, damage was caused by the overflow of the Rambla del Poyo.[3]
Twin towns
Paiporta is twinned with:
- Soliera, Italy
Notable people
- Sara Bermell (born 2001), footballer
References
- ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2024). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2024".
- ^ "Al menos 62 muertos en pueblo valenciano epicentro del temporal, muchos en bajos y garajes". Infobae. 1 November 2024.
- ^ "El efecto embudo y el brutal caudal de la rambla del Poyo, claves en el desastre". Levante-EMV. 31 October 2024.