| Alaquàs | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Spain |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Valencia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
| Subdivision Name3: | Horta Oest |
| Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Torrent |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Coordinates: | 39.4583°N -0.4628°W |
| Elevation M: | 42 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.9 |
| Population Demonyms: | Alaquaser, alaquasera |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Valencian |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 46970 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Antonio "Toni" Saura (2019) |
| Leader Party: | PSPV-PSOE |
Alaquàs (pronounced as /alaˈkwas/; Spanish; Castilian: Alacuás) is a municipality in the Horta Oest comarca in the Valencian Community.
The town's name is of Arabic origin, coming from al-aquas (الأقواس), meaning "the arches", believed to be a reference to a bridge of Moorish origin near the town.
In 2008, Alaquàs was mainly employed in industry (45% of those) and services (53%). Agriculture, with just over 2% of those employed, is a residual sector. In the same year, there were 134 hectares of irrigated land, specifically dedicated to citrus (99 ha) and herbaceous crops (35 ha).
Specialization in bricks and jars gave way to the wood (furniture) industry, metal products manufacture and the food industry. The industrial land occupies about 160 ha, divided between El Bovalar (32 ha; west), Els Mollons and other isolated enclaves. The sectoral distribution of companies was: 59% in the industrial sector, 24% in business services, 9% in consumer services, 3% in agri-food and the remaining 5% in other services.
Alaquàs is located in l'Horta, an area known as the red belt (Catalan; Valencian: cinturó roig|link=no) due to its tendency to vote for left wing parties.[1] The Communist Party of Spain won most seats at the 1979 local election and remained strong in the area until the 1990s when they declined, losing their last seat at the 1995 elections. The People's Party received the most votes for the first time at the 2011 local elections.
| 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Left (IU) | 8* | 6* | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 6 | |||||||||||
| People's Party (PP) | 5# | 3# | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
| Valencian Union (UV) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Workers' Party - Communist Unity (PTE-UC) | 1 | |||||||||||
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1 | |||||||||||
| Coalició Compromís (Compromís) | 1 † | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Podemos (CET) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Citizens (C's) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Vox (Vox) | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total number of seats | 21 |
Source:[2]
†Results for the Valencian People's Union, who later formed the Valencian Nationalist Bloc (BNV).
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Spain.
Alaquàs is twinned with:
Cremona, Italy Lanjarón, Province of Granada, Spain| North: Aldaya | |||
| West: Aldaya | East: Xirivella | ||
| South: Torrent, Picanya |