Almussafes

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Almussafes
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°17′25″N0°24′53″W / 39.29028°N 0.41472°W / 39.29028; -0.41472
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg  Valencian Community
Province Valencia
Comarca Ribera Baixa
Judicial district Carlet
Government
   Mayor Toni González (2015) (PSOE)
Area
  Total10.77 km2 (4.16 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total8,932
  Density830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demonyms Almussafenc, almussafenca
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46440
Official language(s) Valencian
Website Official website

Almussafes (Spanish: Almusafes) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Baixa in the Valencian Community, Spain.

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History

Almussafes was originally a Muslim hamlet, consisting of several farmhouses and a tower. There was a customs office there (in Arabic Masaf (مصاف), from which the name of the town comes: Almasaf) to collect the transit rights of the merchandise entering and leaving the neighboring city of Valencia. [2] In 1672, it was separated from the Benifaió municipality.

Facilities

The town of Almussafes is host for an important factory of the Ford Motor Company.

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "Torre Racef" (in Spanish). 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010.