Tous, Valencia Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute) . www.ine.es . 4 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Corporación Municipal . Ayuntamiento de Tous . 4 April 2024 . es . 7 February 2021.
  3. News: Vázquez . Cristina . 40 años del crac de la presa de Tous: la ‘pantanada’ que anegó toda una comarca valenciana . 4 April 2024 . El País . 20 October 2022 . es.
  4. News: «Pantanada» de Tous: la catástrofe que cambió la historia de la previsión y alerta meteorológica . 4 April 2024 . Diario ABC . 20 October 2021 . es.