Alfara del Patriarca explained

Alfara del Patriarca
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 Nord
Subdivision Type4:Judicial district
Subdivision Name4:Moncada
Coordinates:39.5436°N -0.385°W
Elevation M:35
Area Total Km2:1.98
Population Demonym:Alfarero/-a
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Official language(s)
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:46115
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Leader Title:Alcalde
Leader Name:Enric Miquel Cuñat Sese (2007)
Leader Party:PSOE

Alfara del Patriarca is a municipality in the comarca of Horta Nord in the Valencian Community, Spain.

Geography

The municipal area of 2 km2 is located in the Horta of Valencia. The natural disaster are rare because the land is almost flat, the urban area is located at an altitude of 35 m. The only exception is the Carraixet ravine that crosses the municipal area from north to south at a short distance from the urban area. Although it is normally dry, the large basin causes frequent overflows during the periods of cold drop in autumn. The municipal area is crossed by the Acequia Real de Moncada.

Bordering towns

Foios, Moncada, Vinalesa and the Valencian districts of Carpesa and Benifaraig.

History

Like most towns in the Alfara del Patriarca region, it was a Muslim farmhouse. It was conquered by Jaime I in 1249 who later gave it to Ximén Pérez from the Aragonese town of Tarazona. Later it was transferred to Guillén Jáfer and Bonifacio Ferrer who made it a manor.

Outstanding citizens

boxerl European Champion; alias The Tiger of Alfara