Cullera (Valencian pronunciation: ) is a city and municipality of Spain located in the Valencian Community.
It is part of the province of Valencia and the Ribera Baixa comarca. The city is situated near the discharge of the river Júcar in the Mediterranean Sea.
Cullera | |
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Coordinates: 39°9′50″N 0°15′6″W / 39.16389°N 0.25167°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
Province | Valencia |
Comarca | Ribera Baixa |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Jordi Mayor |
Area | |
• Total | 53.8 km2 (20.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 21,918 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Cullerenc, cullerenca Cullerà, cullerana |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 46400 |
Website | Official website |
Cullera is situated at the mouth of the Júcar river, 40 km from the capital of Valencia and 56 km from the international airport of Valencia aeropuerto de manises.
The parts and areas of Cullera are:
Sueca, Corbera, Llaurí, Favara, Alzira and Tavernes de Valldigna all neighbour Cullera. They are all in the province of Valencia.
The mountain of Cullera, known as Munt de l'Or or Muntanya de l'Or, is the last mountain in the Iberian System before the Mediterranean Sea. It has an altitude of 233 meters. The historical parts of the city are to the south, and the modern tourist district is to the east, looking to the sea.
The San Lorenzo lagoon is a small lake situated north of the mountain. It once formed part of a much bigger lake before the lands were drained for agricultural use. The lake now marks the southern limit of the Parc Natural de l'Albufera.
1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 |
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20,927 | 20,336 | 20,663 | 20,595 | 20,397 | 20,663 | 20,622 | 22,544 | 23,619 | 23,777 | 23,813 |
The economy in Cullera is traditionally based in agriculture, with rice and oranges as important crops. Fishing, historically a large part of the economy, has diminished in importance due to important tourism developments, both nationally and internationally, in the region. There is a port in Cullera named Puerto de Cullera which is connected with a municipal fish market named Lonja de Cullera.
In 1911, the events of Cullera took place during which a crowd killed a judge and two of his companions who had discharged their weapons above the crowd. The judge had arrived to suppress a strike that had been declared against the mobilization of workers for the war in Morocco.
The typical food of the region is the so-called Mediterranean diet, which is characterized by a rich selection of vegetables. In Cullera's orchards, there are many citrus crops (oranges, mandarins and lemons), as well as fish and seafood of the nearby sea.[citation needed] Alongside the offerings of the orchards, not to mention the seafood, there are dozens of ways to prepare rice: arroz al horno, arroz a banda, etc.[citation needed]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cullera". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 617.
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