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: | 39.1333°N -35°W |
Elevation M: | 64 |
Area Total Km2: | 127.50 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 1352[1] |
Population Demonym: | Togüero/a |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
Blank Info Sec1: | Spanish |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 46269 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Cristóbal García Santafilomena[2] |
Leader Party: | People's Party |
Tous (pronounced as /ˈtɔws/) is a municipality in the Valencian Community, in the province of Valencia. The town is notable for the dam failure which occurred on October 20, 1982, when an unusually severe rainfall swelled the river Jucar, breaking the Tous Dam.[3] The dam operator was unable to open the spillway gate, and the water overtopped the dam, which then failed, provoking a flood of 16,000 m3/s and more than 30 casualties.[4] The flood was called La Pantanada.