Paiporta

Paiporta
Municipality
Coat of arms of Paiporta
Coat of arms
Paiporta is located in Spain
Paiporta
Paiporta
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°25′40″N 0°25′6″W / 39.42778°N 0.41833°W / 39.42778; -0.41833
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityValencian Community
ProvinceValencia
ComarcaHorta Sud
Founded1676
Government
 • AlcaldeMaria Isabel Albalat Asensi (PSPV-PSOE)
Area
 • Total
3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
25,309
 • Density6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Paiportí, paiportina
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46200
WebsiteOfficial website

Paiporta (Valencian pronunciation: [pajˈpɔɾta]) 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:

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Al menos 62 muertos en pueblo valenciano epicentro del temporal, muchos en bajos y garajes". Infobae. 1 November 2024.
  3. ^ "El efecto embudo y el brutal caudal de la rambla del Poyo, claves en el desastre". Levante-EMV. 31 October 2024.
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