Tous, Valencia
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Location | |||||
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Coordinates : Time zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer : CEST (GMT +2) |
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General information | |||||
Native name | Tous (Spanish) | ||||
Spanish name | Tous | ||||
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Country | Spain | ||||
Autonomous Community | Valencian Community | ||||
Province | Valencia | ||||
Comarca | Ribera Alta | ||||
Geography | |||||
Land Area | 127.52 km² | ||||
Altitude | 64 m AMSL | ||||
Population | |||||
Population | 1,126 (2006) | ||||
Density | 8.83 hab./km² (2006) |
Tous is a municipality in the Valencian Community, in the province of Valencia. The town is rather well known because, in 1982, the river Jucar broke Tous's reservoir provoking a great flood with a flood of 16,000 m3/s and more than 30 casualties. The flood was called La Pantanada.
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