La Font de la Figuera
La Font de la Figuera | |
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| Fuente la Higuera | |
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  La Font de la Figuera Location in the Province of Valencia  La Font de la Figuera Location in the Valencian Community  La Font de la Figuera Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 38°48′20″N 0°52′46″W / 38.80556°N 0.87944°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community | .svg.png){kind=small} Valencian Community |
| Province | Valencia |
| Comarca | Costera |
| Judicial district | Xàtiva |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Vicent Muñoz i Jordà (2015) (Compromís) |
| Area | |
• Total | 84.34 km2 (32.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 553 m (1,814 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 2,038 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Fuentehiguerense, fontí/-ina |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46630 |
| Official language(s) | Valencian |
| Website | lafontdelafiguera |
La Font de la Figuera (Valencian pronunciation: [la ˈfɔnd de la fiˈɣeɾa]; Spanish: Fuente la Higuera [ˈfwente lajˈɣeɾa]) is a municipality in the comarca of Costera in the Province of Valencia in the Valencian Community, Spain.
The town is famous for its Christmas tradition in which people run through the streets in red underwear. "6 Christmas traditions so strange they're borderline scarring". CNN. December 21, 2016.
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
Municipalities of Costera | ||
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