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Almussafes Latitude and Longitude:

39°17′25″N 0°24′53″W / 39.29028°N 0.41472°W / 39.29028; -0.41472
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Almussafes
Almussafes town hall
Almussafes town hall
Coat of arms of Almussafes
Almussafes is located in Spain
Almussafes
Almussafes
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°17′25″N 0°24′53″W / 39.29028°N 0.41472°W / 39.29028; -0.41472
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Valencian Community
Province Valencia
Comarca Ribera Baixa
Judicial districtCarlet
Government
 •  MayorToni González (2015) ( PSOE)
Area
 • Total10.77 km2 (4.16 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
 • Total8,932
 • Density830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
DemonymsAlmussafenc, almussafenca
Time zone UTC+1 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+2 ( CEST)
Postal code
46440
Official language(s) Valencian
Website Official website

Almussafes ( Spanish: Almusafes) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Baixa in the Valencian Community, Spain.

History

Almussafes was originally a Muslim hamlet, consisting of several farmhouses and a tower. There was a customs office there (in Arabic Masaf (مصاف), from which the name of the town comes: Almasaf) to collect the transit rights of the merchandise entering and leaving the neighboring city of Valencia. [2] In 1672, it was separated from the Benifaió municipality.

Facilities

The town of Almussafes is host for an important factory of the Ford Motor Company.

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References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Torre Racef" (in Spanish). 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010.