Tous, Spain

Tous, Spain
Municipality
Tous reservoir
Tous reservoir
Flag of Tous, Spain
Flag
Coat of arms of Tous, Spain
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Tous, Spain is located in Spain
Tous, Spain
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°8′N 0°35′W / 39.133°N 0.583°W / 39.133; -0.583
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
ProvinceValencia
ComarcaRibera Alta
Judicial districtAlzira
Government
 • AlcaldeCristóbal García Santafilomena[2] (People's Party)
Area
 • Total
127.50 km2 (49.23 sq mi)
Elevation
64 m (210 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
1,352[1]
DemonymTogüero/a
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46269
Official language(s)Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Tous (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈtɔws]) is a municipality in the Valencian Community, in the province of Valencia. The town is notable for the dam failure which occurred on October 20, 1982, when an unusually severe rainfall swelled the river Jucar, breaking the Tous Dam.[3] The dam operator was unable to open the spillway gate, and the water overtopped the dam, which then failed, provoking a flood of 16,000 m3/s and more than 30 casualties.[4] The flood was called La Pantanada.

References

  1. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Corporación Municipal". Ayuntamiento de Tous (in Spanish). 7 February 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ Vázquez, Cristina (20 October 2022). "40 años del crac de la presa de Tous: la 'pantanada' que anegó toda una comarca valenciana". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ "«Pantanada» de Tous: la catástrofe que cambió la historia de la previsión y alerta meteorológica". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 20 October 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2024.


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