Paiporta

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Paiporta
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Paiporta
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Paiporta
Paiporta (Valencian Community)
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Paiporta
Paiporta (Spain)
Coordinates: 39°25′40″N0°25′6″W / 39.42778°N 0.41833°W / 39.42778; -0.41833
CountryFlag of Spain.svg Spain
Autonomous community Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg Valencian Community
Province Valencia
Comarca Horta Sud
Founded1676
Government
   Alcaldessa (Mayoress)Maria Isabel Albalat Asensi (PSPV-PSOE)
Area
  Total
3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01) [1]
  Total
28,136
  Density7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Demonyms Paiportan
paiportí, -ina (Val.)
paiportino/a (Sp.)
Official language(s)
Linguistic area Valencian
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46200
Website Official website

Paiporta [a] is a town and municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Valencia and the Valencian Community. It is part of the comarca of Horta Sud.

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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

See also

Notes

  1. Pronunciation of Paiporta:
    Valencian: [pajˈpɔɾta] , also [pajˈpɔɾtɔ] ; Spanish: [pajˈpoɾta]

References

  1. National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
  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.