Tous, Valencia

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Tous
Location
Coordinates : 39°9′20″N, 0°39′36″W
Time zone : CET (GMT +1)
- summer : CEST (GMT +2)
General information
Native name Tous (Spanish)
Spanish name Tous
Administration
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.