La Pobla de Farnals (Spanish: Puebla de Farnals) is a municipality in the comarca of Horta Nord in the Valencian Community, Spain.
La Pobla de Farnals | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  La Pobla de Farnals Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′51.50″N 0°17′0.40″W / 39.5643056°N 0.2834444°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Valencia |
| Comarca | Horta Nord |
| Judicial district | Massamagrell |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Enric Palanca Torres |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 8,368 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Creuetí, creuetina |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46139 |
| Official language(s) | Valencian |
| Website | Official website |
The town's origins go back to the Middle Ages[2] and it now has a population of about 8,368,[1] much of which is the elderly.[3]
In the news
editIn September 2023, two men were injured in bull running festivities–one of the two later died in the hospital.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es.
- ^ "Historia | Ajuntament de La Pobla de Farnals".
- ^ "Les persones majors de La Pobla de Farnals celebren la seua festa". elperiodic.com.
- ^ "Valence: un mort et un blessé après un lâché de taureaux". BFMTV.
- ^ "Cogida mortal en los bous al carrer de la Pobla de Farnals". Levante-EMV. September 24, 2023.
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