Paiporta Explained

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]

Twin towns

Paiporta is twinned with:

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Al menos 62 muertos en pueblo valenciano epicentro del temporal, muchos en bajos y garajes. Infobae. 1 November 2024.
  2. Web site: El efecto embudo y el brutal caudal de la rambla del Poyo, claves en el desastre. Levante-EMV. 31 October 2024.