Bétera | |
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: | Camp de Túria |
Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
Subdivision Name4: | Llíria |
Coordinates: | 39.5933°N -0.4628°W |
Elevation M: | 125 |
Area Total Km2: | 75.70 |
Population Demonym: | Beterà, beterana |
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: | 46117 |
Area Code Type: | 169-160 |
Leader Title: | Mayoress |
Leader Name: | Mª Elia Verdevío Escribá |
Leader Party: | PP |
Bétera (pronounced as /ˈbeteɾa/) is a municipality in the comarca of Camp de Túria in the Valencian Community, Spain. With 23,647 inhabitants, it is the second most populous town in the Camp de Túria shire (INE 2018), in the second zone of the Valencia metropolitan area.
Bétera is situated on the southern slopes of the Serra Calderona, 15 km from Valencia and 23 km from the Mediterranean Sea on the border with the Valencian "market garden", L'Horta. It has a slightly undulating surface, reaching 156 meters at its highest point.
Its geographical location between the sea and mountains provides a microclimate, which is the mildest of the region, where the prevailing winds are Levant and Ponente. The rains occur mainly in autumn and spring.
As it is in the metropolitan area of Valencia, there are several road links, such as the Burjassot-Torres Torres road, the Bétera-Olocau road, the San Antonio de Benagéber road which links to the motorway Valencia Turia-Ademuz (CV-35) and the Mediterranean motorway (A-7), as well as others leading to the parishes and neighbourhoods of the city and surrounding towns.
Public transport is accessible via one of the northern terminal stations of Metro Line 1 of Valencia. This railway line (which, though given the title "Metro", is more a commuter rail) is heir to the former Valencia Trenet, ranging from Bétera to the Pont de Fusta station in Valencia. The Sanatori Psiquiàtric stop also serves the town.
The 2024 Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas began at Betera.[1]
Surrounding Bétera are also the following districts:
The southern part of town has grown rapidly in recent years, and there are several developments planned and under construction, contiguous to the urban area.
Bétera is twinned with: