Banyeres de Mariola

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Banyeres de Mariola municipality
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Banyeres de Mariola (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Valencia
Province : Alicante
Comarca : Hoya de Alcoy
Coordinates 38 ° 43 ′  N , 0 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 43 ′  N , 0 ° 39 ′  W
Area : 50.28 km²
Residents : 7,068 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 140.57 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 03450
Municipality number  ( INE ): 03021
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Banyeres de Mariola municipality

Banyeres de Mariola is a municipality in the region of Valencia in Spain .

The city of Banyeres de Mariola is located in the north of the province of Alicante , in the Comarca Hoya de Alcoy on the Rio Vinalopó . In 2019 the community had 7,068 inhabitants.

The name is believed to be of Arabic origin, the Arabs called the settlement Berirehes. The first written mention in historical records shows the name as Bigneres in 1249. In 1261 the current name was mentioned in the Valencian spelling Banyeres in a legal dispute with the place Bocairente .

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Population evolution over the years
1787 1857 1887 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1981 1991 2000 2007 2013
Residents 1,613 2,447 3,554 3,317 3.224 3,691 3,698 3,447 3,729 4,967 5,873 6,684 6,919 6,906 7.193 7.157

Individual evidence

  1. Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
  2. INE - Relación de unidades poblacionales
  3. ^ "Banyeres de Mariola". Gran Enciclopedia Temática de la Comunidad Valenciana. Geografía. Editorial Prensa Valenciana. 2009
  4. Población de hecho según el Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España . Alteraciones de los municipios en los Censos de Población desde 1842, ( Memento of March 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Series de población de los municipios de España desde 1996. ( Memento of June 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive )