Xeraco

Xeraco
Municipality

Coat of arms
Xeraco
Location in Spain
Xeraco
Xeraco (Valencian Community)
Xeraco
Xeraco (Spain)
Coordinates: 39°1′55″N 0°12′56″W / 39.03194°N 0.21556°W / 39.03194; -0.21556Coordinates: 39°1′55″N 0°12′56″W / 39.03194°N 0.21556°W / 39.03194; -0.21556
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Valencian Community
Province Valencia
Comarca Safor
Judicial district Gandia
Government
 • Alcalde Ferran Bofí Pardo (2007) (PSPV-PSOE)
Area
 • Total 20.2 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Elevation 3 m (10 ft)
Population (2009)
 • Total 6,186
 • Density 310/km2 (790/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Xeraquer, xeraquera
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 46770
Official language(s) Valencian
Website Official website

Xeraco (Valencian pronunciation: [ʃeˈɾako]; Spanish: Jaraco [xaˈɾako]) is a municipality in the comarca of Safor in Valencia, Spain.[1] Like many coastal towns it is divided into the original village of Xeraco and the new beach resort, Xeraco Platja. Xeraco is separated from the neighbouring beach resorts of Gandia and Tavernes by the Ríu Vaca and swamp land containing native population of birds.

Geography

Xeraco is 57 km to the south from Valencia city (39° 01' 55" N 0° 12' 56" W). There is about 3 km between the village and the beach known as Xeraco Platja

Road: N-332.

Highway: AP-7 exit, shared with Xeresa

Railway station: C-1 Line, from Valencia (RENFE).

Demographics

Demographic Change[2]
200020022004200620082010
4.9825.1455.4435.6716.2596.129

References

  1. ↑ "Ficha municipal Xeraco" [Municipal sketch Xeraco] (PDF) (in Spanish). Institut valencià d'estadística. 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
  2. ↑ "Ficha municipal Xeraco" [Municipal sketch Xeraco] (PDF) (in Spanish). Institut valencià d'estadística. 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 2012-05-13.


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