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Alboraya Alboraia | |
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 Chufa cultivation fields in Alboraya | |
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  Alboraya Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates:39°30′0″N0°21′8″W / 39.50000°N 0.35222°W /39.50000; -0.35222 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
| Province | València / Valencia |
| Comarca | Horta Nord |
| Judicial district | Moncada |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Miguel Chavarria (PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 26,259 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | •alboraier,-a (Val.) •alborayense (Sp.) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46120 |
| Official language(s) | Valencian andSpanish |
| Website | Official website |
Alboraya[2] (Spanish:[alβoˈɾaʝa];Valencian:Alboraia[alboˈɾaja]) is a town and municipality of theprovince of Valencia, Spain. It is situated very close to the city ofValencia.
Originally a farming community, Alboraya has grown in recent decades following the development of themetropolitan area of Valencia. Better transport connections, including two stations on the Valenciametro system (Alboraya-Palmaret and Alboraya-Peris Aragó).[3] The population increased from 11,267 in 1986, to an estimated 24,741 in 2020.[4] Of these, 58.84% declared themselves to beValencian speakers.
In 1994, 45.8% worked in the service sector, 33% in industry, 16.7% in agriculture, and 3.60% in construction.
In the May 2011 elections, thePeople's Party (PP) lost their absolute majority, as they fell from 11 to 8 council seats. The remaining seats were won by theSpanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (5), Unión Popular de Alboraya (3),Coalició Compromís (3) and Ciudadanos por Alboraya (Citizens for Alboraya) (2).[5] Subsequently, a coalition of everyone but the PP was formed, with Miguel Chavarria becoming the first PSOE Mayor since 1999.[6]
Traditional crops are based onirrigated,intensive farming. Especially important are thetiger nuts (Spanish:chufas,Valencian:xufes), which are used to producehorchata (Valencian:orxata), a popular refreshment.
The town still contains large, open, irrigated fields which are farmed intensively but these areas are shrinking due to urban pressure. The designation of the city of Valencia as host city for the2007 America's Cup sparked major land development. Seventy-five percent of the competing teams located their bases of operation in Alboraya.
The municipality is divided into eight parts: Calvet, Desamparados, Mar, Masamardá, Masquefa, Miracle, Savoy and Vera.
Alboraya is connected to the rest of the Valencian metropolitan area by line 3 of theValencia Metro with two stations, Alboraya and Palmaret, line 70 of the Municipal Transport Company of Valencia, EMT, and Patacona provides buses on line 31 of the EMT bus company.
The council offers the people a local bus service, which runs through the villages of Alboraya, linking the village with Port Saplaya and Patacona seven days a week, with a frequency of one bus every hour.
Alboraya is bordered byAlmàssera to the northwest,Meliana to the north,Tavernes Blanques to the west, Valencia city to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the east; all in the province of Valencia.
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KingJames I of Aragon gave land to thebishop of Huesca, Vidal de Canellas.Teresa Gil de Vidaure, the king's third wife, managed the property through a land swap with the bishop which strengthened the patrimony of their son James ofJérica. In 1331, it passed into the hands of Gilberto Zanoguera, who founded the lordship of Alboraya. During the 15th century, it was held by the Crown.
The church was built in the 15th century and dedicated to Santa Maria. Along theCarraixet ravine a chapel was constructed dedicated to Our Lady of Desamparados (the Virgin of the Helpless), its first building dates from 1414 and was ordered built by the General Council of Valencia the year 1400. It included a consecrated cemetery where the executed and disadvantaged were buried. The current building is new.
The main activity is agriculture, and the most important crop is the plug, which has become popular in the Alboraya horchata.
The year 1646 population census provides a calculation of 88 houses; Cavanilles population figure in the year 1794 of 560, in the mid-19th century 3301, and in 1922 4265 inhabitants.
The population has grown considerably: in 1986 there were 11,267 people, and by 2002 the figure had risen to 18,656, of which, 58.84% reported in the 2001 census that they had some ability inValencian language. It has a population of 24,741 inhabitants according to (INE 2020).
| 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2005 | 2008 | 2011 | 2020 |
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| 4,700 | 4,807 | 5,712 | 6,124 | 6,749 | 6,885 | 8,073 | 9,126 | 10,786[4] | 11,697[4] | 18,201[4] | 20,514[7] | 22,174[7] | 22,915[4] | 24,741[8] |
Economic activity in the population is distributed as follows (1994 data): 45.80% work in the service sector, 33% in industry, 16.70% in agriculture, and finally, 3.60% in construction.[citation needed]
Alboraya still retains the flavour typical of people in an important part of the town. The coastline is nearly four miles long, with two residential neighborhoods separated by the mouth of the Barranco del Carraixet: Port Saplaya and Patacona. The first has a marina that offers the possibility of having mooring a boat at ones front door. It is a residential complex and walk characterized by the warm ochres, blue and pale pink, traditionally used in the painting of houses. The second has housing in the space occupied by a former paper mill. Both areas have excellent beaches.
Some of its monuments include The Parish Church of Our Lady of the Assumption (18th century) with the home abbey formed in a block. The people of Alboraya have other shrines such as the Chapel of the Holy Christ of Souls in Mas Vilanova, the shrine of theSacred Heart of Jesus and the house of the Rector, the Hermitage of Santa Barbara (recently restored ) in the neighborhood of the same name, the Chapel of San Cristobal near the industrial estate, and at the mouth of the Barranco del Carraixet the Chapel of the Peixets (Miracle of the fish). All of them are part of an important historical and artistic heritage, rich in sculptures, paintings, retables, and pottery.
Alboraya's foods include typical valencian dishes like a pot made with rice, beans and turnips (arròs amb fesols i naps); baked rice (arròs al forn); rice with spinach; ox-liver paella (paella amb fetge); spicy snails (avellanencs).Local desserts include thefartons and the so-called "Christian cake" (coca escudellà).
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