Torrent (Valencia)
Torrent municipality | ||
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Valencia | |
Province : | Valencia | |
Comarca : | Horta Oest | |
Coordinates | 39 ° 26 ′ N , 0 ° 28 ′ W | |
Height : | 66 msnm | |
Area : | 69.3 km² | |
Residents : | 82.208 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 1,186.26 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | E-46900 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 46244 | |
administration | ||
Mayor : | Jesús Ros (PSPV) | |
Website : | www.atorrent.es | |
Location of the municipality | ||
Torrent ( Spanish Torrente ) is the largest city in the comarca of Horta Oest and the third largest in the Spanish Autonomous Community of Valencia . It has 82,208 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019), is nine kilometers away from the city center of Valencia and is connected to it via the Valencia Metro . It is the capital of the Mancomunidad Intermunicipal de l'Horta Sud .
The Amigonians , a Roman Catholic religious order, were founded in Torrent on April 12, 1889 by the Spanish Capuchin Father Luis Amigó .
Personalities
- Paco Alcácer (* 1993), football player
- Vicente Guaita (* 1987), football player
- Pedro López Muñoz (* 1983), football player
Web links
Commons : Torrent - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).