Almussafes
Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain
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Almussafes (Spanish: Almusafes) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Baixa in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Almussafes | |
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 Almussafes town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Almussafes Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 39°17′25″N 0°24′53″W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Valencia |
| Comarca | Ribera Baixa |
| Judicial district | Carlet |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Toni González (2015) (PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.77 km2 (4.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 9,070 |
| • Density | 842/km2 (2,180/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Almussafenc, almussafenca |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46440 |
| Official language(s) | Valencian |
| Website | Official website |
History
Almussafes was originally a Muslim hamlet, consisting of several farmhouses and a tower. There was a customs office there (in Arabic Masaf (مصاف), from which the name of the town comes: Almasaf) to collect the transit rights of the merchandise entering and leaving the neighboring city of Valencia.[2] In 1672, it was separated from the Benifaió municipality.
Facilities
The town of Almussafes is host for an important factory of the Ford Motor Company.
Gallery
![Racef Tower [es], (Racef () means "sidewalk") built between the 9th and 12th centuries.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Torre_Racef_05.JPG/250px-Torre_Racef_05.JPG)
Church of San Bartolomé.
![Racef Tower [es], (Racef () means "sidewalk") built between the 9th and 12th centuries.](#/media/File:Torre_Racef_05.JPG)
