Carcaixent

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Carcaixent
Location
Coordinates : 39°7′20″N, 0°26′56″W
Time zone : CET (GMT +1)
- summer : CEST (GMT +2)
General information
Native name Carcaixent (Valencian)
Spanish name Carcagente
Administration
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Valencian Community
Province Valencia
Comarca Ribera Alta
Geography
Land Area 59.25 km²
Altitude 21 m AMSL
Population
Population 21,753 (2006)
Density 367 hab./km² (2006)

Carcaixent is a town and municipality in the province of Valencia, eastern Spain, with c. 20,000 inhabitants. Its origins go back to prehistoric Iberian and Roman times, with some remainders in its area. It is located in the Ribera Alta comarca, 40 km south of the provincial capital Valencia. It is the birthplace of the orange growth and its flourishing commerce in the 19th and 20th centuries. Currently, its inhabitants live basically on agriculture and the service sector.

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