Chera, Spain

Chera
Municipality
Chera in 2012
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 39°35′29″N0°58′32″W / 39.59139°N 0.97556°W / 39.59139; -0.97556
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia
Comarca	Requena-Utiel
Judicial district	Requena
Government
•  Alcalde	Alejandro Portero Igual PSOE
Area
• Total	54.5 km2 (21.0 sq mi)
Elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01) [1]
• Total	491
• Density	9.01/km2 (23.3/sq mi)
Demonym	cherano/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	46350
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website

Chera is a municipality in the comarca of Requena-Utiel in the Valencian Community, Spain. The name in Valencian is Xera, but the local language is Spanish, not Valencian.

Geographically and historically Chera was part of the Serrans comarca. Nowadays, according to the current administrative division pattern of the Valencian Community, Chera is officially part of the Requena-Utiel comarca.

The Castle of Chera, dating to the 12th century is located within the municipality. ^[2] The Natural Park of Chera-Sot de Chera is shared with Sot de Chera. ^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Sierra de Utiel

References

1. National Statistics Institute (13 December 2024). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2024".
2. Gonzalez, Hector (8 February 2024). "El castillo singular en la provincia que "abre por obras" después de seis siglos de abandono". valenciaplaza.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 November 2025.
3. "The Natural Park of Chera - Sot de Chera". turismorequena.es. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022.
4. "Chera-Sot de Chera national park". Comunidad Valenciana. Archived from the original on 26 March 2025.