La Pobla Llarga | |
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: | Ribera Alta |
Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
Subdivision Name4: | Alzira |
Coordinates: | 39.0861°N -0.4767°W |
Elevation M: | 30 |
Area Total Km2: | 10.1 |
Population Demonym: | Poblatà, poblatana |
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: | 46670 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Neus Garrigues Calatayud |
La Pobla Llarga (pronounced as /la ˈpɔbla ˈʎaɾɣa/; Spanish; Castilian: Puebla Larga pronounced as /es/) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta in the Valencian Community, Spain. Well known of the orange growth and its flourishing commerce in the 19th and 20th centuries. Currently, its inhabitants live basically on agriculture and the service sector.
Public transport is provided by the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV). Is well connected by Cercanías Valencia, the commuter rail service that serves Valencia, Spain and its metropolitan area. It is operated by Cercanías Renfe, the commuter rail division of RENFE, the former monopoly of rail services in Spain. The network is owned by Adif, the national railway infrastructure company. La Pobla Llarga Railway Station utilises the radial line C-2.[1] to/from the city centre. From The North station (Valencia) it's the eight parade after Alfafar-Benetusser station, Catarroja station, Silla station, Benifaió-Almussafes station, Algemesí station, Alzira station, Carcaixent station and finally La Pobla Llarga station. Train service from the village to Valencia is every 20 minutes
The village is well connected by car. The easiest way to reach La Pobla Llarga from the city of Valencia through the A-7 and then CV-564
With a population near 4.500, Pobla Llaga has a public school's Doctor Sanchis Guarner,[2] [3] Pere d' Esplugues High School [4] and Colegio Santa Ana,a mixed private school which teaches as the presence of various languages (English, Catalan and Spanish). The village also has a music school (Unió Musical La Pobla Llarga)
The village has the Centre de salut La pobla Llarga (Medical Center)[5] and is near of Alzira Hospital and Hospital Lluís Alcanyís de Xàtiva
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Each year the village holds a celebration in honor of San Caxlit and the Moors and Christians. In October 2010 Vincent Pérez opened their holiday festivities.[10]