Onda, Castellón Explained

Onda
Translit Lang1 Type:	Spanish
Translit Lang1 Info:	Onda
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Pushpin Map:	Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Spain
Pushpin Map1:	Spain Valencian Community
Pushpin Map Caption1:	Location in Valencian Community
Coordinates:	39.9639°N -0.2628°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Spain
Subdivision Type1:	Autonomous Community
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Name2:	Castellón
Subdivision Type3:	Comarca
Subdivision Name3:	Plana Baixa
Leader Party:	PP
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Carmina Ballester Feliu
Area Total Km2:	108.42
Elevation Footnotes:	(AMSL)
Elevation M:	194
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	CET
Utc Offset1:	+1
Timezone1 Dst:	CEST (GMT +2)
Utc Offset1 Dst:	+2
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	12200
Area Code:	+34 (Spain) + 964 (Castellón)
Website:	www.onda.es

Onda is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of Castelló, part of the autonomous community of Valencia. It has 24,859 inhabitants.^[1]

The Sitjar dam, located close to Onda, is an important feature for the irrigation of the nearby fields with water from the Millars River.

Notable residents

• Ibn al-Abbar (1199–1260), poet, diplomat, theologian, and scholar^[2]
• Zayyan ibn Mardanish (fl. 1229–1270)^[3]
• Vicente Alejandro Guillamón (born 1930), journalist and writer^[4]
• Enrique Saura (born 1954), footballer^[5]
• José Ramos Castillo (born 1974), Paralympic swimmer^[6]
• Patricia Campos Doménech (born 1977), naval aviator and football coach^[7]
• Vicente Ballester (born 1980), cyclist^[8]
• Víctor Cabedo (1989–2012), cyclist^[9]

External links

• Web de l'Ajuntament d'Onda
• Institut Valencià d'Estadística.
• Portal de la Direcció General d'Administració Local de la Generalitat.
• Portal de l'Ajuntament d'Onda, d'on s'ha extret informació.

Notes and References

1. [Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)]
2. Book: Marin, Manuela . https://books.google.com/books?id=_xOhDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA167 . The Formation of al-Andalus, Part 1: History and Society . History and Society . . 9781351889612 . 167 . 5 December 2016 . 10 January 2019 . Google Books.
3. Book: Negotiating Cultures: Bilingual Surrender Treaties on the Crusader-Muslim Frontier Under James the Conqueror . Robert Ignatius . Burns . Paul Edward . Chevedden . . 9789004112445 . 72 . 1999 . 10 January 2019 . Google Books.
4. News: Vicente Alejandro Guillamón, nombrado director de 'Vida Nueva' . Vicente Alejandro Guillamón, Appointed Director of 'Vida Nueva' . . Madrid . es . 23 November 1987 . 10 January 2019.
5. News: Saura: 'Nunca podré renegar del fútbol; jugué con el Valencia y eso es muy grande' . Saura: 'I Could Never Renounce Football; I Played for Valencia and that's Very Big . Toni . Calero . . es . 9 September 2018 . 10 January 2019.
6. Web site: Jose Ramos Castillo . . es . 10 January 2019.
7. News: La ondense Patricia Campos premiada con el galardón Miki Roqué por la Paz . Onda Native Patricia Campos Wins the Miki Roqué Award for Peace . . es . 9 July 2016 . 10 January 2019.
8. News: Vicente Ballester, a escasos dos minutos . Vicente Ballester, Just Two Minutes Away . El Periódico Mediterráneo . es . 3 March 2007 . 10 January 2019.
9. News: Euskaltel's Cabedo killed in training accident. Cyclingnews. 19 September 2012. 17 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130101191822/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/euskaltels-cabedo-killed-in-training-accident. 1 January 2013. dead.