Paiporta | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Coordinates: | 39.4278°N -0.4183°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name1: | Valencian Community |
Subdivision Name2: | Valencia |
Subdivision Name3: | Horta Sud |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1676 |
Leader Party: | PSPV-PSOE |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Maria Isabel Albalat Asensi |
Area Total Km2: | 3.9 |
Elevation M: | 23 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Paiportí, paiportina |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 46200 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Paiporta (pronounced as /pajˈpɔɾta/) is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Valencia and the Valencian Community. It is part of the comarca of Horta Sud.
Paiporta was billed as the ground zero of the October 2024 floods affecting the province of Valencia.[1] In the town, 45 inhabitants died. In the case of Paiporta and other municipalities of the Valencia metropolitan area, damage was caused by the overflow of the Rambla del Poyo.[2]
Paiporta is twinned with: