Tavernes de la Valldigna
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) | |
• 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, 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.