Ayora

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Ayora
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°3′30″N1°3′26″W / 39.05833°N 1.05722°W / 39.05833; -1.05722
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg  Valencian Community
Province Valencia
Comarca Valle de Ayora
Judicial district Requena
Government
   Alcalde José Vicente Anaya Roig (2019-) (PP)
Area
  Total446.6 km2 (172.4 sq mi)
Elevation
641 m (2,103 ft)
Population
 (2022) [1] [2]
  Total5,187
  Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Demonym Ayorenses
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46620
Official language(s) Spanish
Website Official website

Ayora (Valencian : Aiora) is a municipality in the comarca of Valle de Ayora in the Valencian Community, Spain. It lies in the inland part of the Valencian Community on the border of the provinces of Albacete and Alicante.

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The Valley of Ayora runs between the mountain ranges of Sierra Palomera and Mugrón to the west, and Cortes de Pallás and the Caroig Peak. Its landscape consists of numerous forest tracks crossing the valleys and bordering the mountains. It contains a number of tourist attractions: the Cave of Don Juan, the Ayora Castle, the Parish church of Our Lady of the Ascension, Hermitages, the Iberian town of the Castellar of Meca, Cave paintings (Cueva de La Vieja), La Hunde and the rivers Cabriel and Júcar. [3] The region contains a rich variety of fauna and flora and resembles a typical landscape of inland Mediterranean zones.

Gastronomy

The gastronomy of Ayora include Gazpacho Ayorino, a local variety of gazpacho and local paellas which consist of a combination of a variety of seafood and animal meat such as chicken or rabbit.

Notable people

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  3. Gordón Peral, María Dolores; Ruhstaller, Stefan (2022). "Material traces of past cultures as a motive for the creation of Spanish place names". ISSN   2658-2783.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)