Almussafes (Spanish: Almusafes) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Baixa in the Valencian Community, Spain.
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Almussafes | |
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Municipality | |
Almussafes town hall | |
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![]() ![]() Almussafes Location in Spain | |
Coordinates: 39°17′25″N 0°24′53″W | |
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Autonomous community | ![]() |
Province | Valencia |
Comarca | Ribera Baixa |
Judicial district | Carlet |
Government | |
• Mayor | Toni González (2015) (PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 10.77 km2 (4.16 sq mi) |
Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 8,932 |
• Density | 830/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 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.
The town of Almussafes is host for an important factory of the Ford Motor Company.
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Municipalities of the province of Valencia | ||
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