Catarroja

Coordinates: 39°24′10″N 0°24′16″W / 39.40278°N 0.40444°W / 39.40278; -0.40444
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Catarroja
Municipality
Coat of arms of Catarroja
Coat of arms
Catarroja is located in Spain
Catarroja
Catarroja
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°24′10″N 0°24′16″W / 39.40278°N 0.40444°W / 39.40278; -0.40444
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
ProvinceValencia
ComarcaHorta Sud
Judicial districtCatarroja
Government
 • MayorLorena Silvent Ruiz (PSPV-PSOE)
Area
 • Total13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total27,827
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Catarrojan
Catarrogí / -ina (val.)
Catarrojín / -ina (spa.)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46470
Official language(s)Valencian
WebsiteOfficial website
Church of San Miguel, Catarroja.

Catarroja (Valencian pronunciation: [kataˈrɔdʒa], Spanish pronunciation: [kataˈroxa]) is a municipality in the comarca of Horta Sud in the Valencian Community, Spain.[2]

Toponym[edit]

The town name is originally a hybrid between the Arabic term إقطاع ("iqṭā"), which means "land", and the Valencian term "roja", which means red.[3]

Local politics[edit]

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party held the mayoralty from 1979 until 1995 when a People's Party-led administration replaced them. This served until 2015 when Coalició Compromís gained the mayoral position as part of a minority administration.

Summary of council seats won[edit]

1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 7
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 7 12 11 11 8 4 7 8 6 4 6
United Left (IU) 2* 1* 1 1 2 1 1 2 5 1
People's Party (PP) 8# 2# 2 7 9 10 10 11 5 4
Valencian Union (UV) 1 7 7 4 4 2 1
Progressive Independent Group 3
Coalició Compromís (Compromís) 1† 1† 1† 2 5 7
Citizens (C's) 2 3
Total number of seats 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21

Source:[4]

*Results for the Communist Party of Spain. In 1986 they joined with other parties to form the current United Left.

#In 1983, the People's Alliance (AP), Democratic Popular Party (PDP), Liberal Union (UL) and Valencian Union (UV) formed a four-party electoral alliance. The electoral alliance ended in 1986 and the AP and UV contested the 1987 local elections separately. In 1989 the AP merged with the PDP and UL to form the current People's Party.

†Results for the Valencian People's Union, who later formed the Valencian Nationalist Bloc (BNV).

List of mayors[edit]

Term Name Political party
1979-1983 Antonio Cubillos Royo PSPV-PSOE
1983-1987 Antonio Cubillos Royo PSPV-PSOE
1987-1991 Antonio Cubillos Royo PSPV-PSOE
1991-1995 Antonio Cubillos Royo PSPV-PSOE
1995-1999 Francisco Chirivella Peris PP
1999-2003 Francisco Chirivella Peris PP
2003-2007 Mª Ángeles López Sargues UV
2007-2011 Francisco Chirivella Peris†
Soledad Ramón Sánchez		 PP
PP
2011-2015 Soledad Ramón Sánchez PP
2015-2019 Jesús Monzó Cubillos Compromís
2019-2023 Jesús Monzó Cubillos Compromís
2023- Lorena Silvent Ruiz PSPV-PSOE

References[edit]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Navalón, Teresa (15 July 2021). "L'Horta Oest tiene los días contados: auge y caída de una "subcomarca" fantasma" [L'Horta Oest's days are numbered: rise and fall of a phantom sub-comarca]. Valenciaplaza.com (in Spanish). Valencia, Spain. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. ^ Asín Palacios, Miguel (1940). Contribución a la toponimia árabe de España. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. p. 102. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Alaquàs election results". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
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