Càrcer
Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain
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Càrcer (Spanish: Cárcer) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Càrcer | |
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Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
  Càrcer Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 39°4′N 0°34′W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Valencia |
| Comarca | Ribera Alta |
| Judicial district | Alzira |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Marta Hernandis Martínez |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,795 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Carcerí, carcerina |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46294 |
| Official language(s) | Valencian |
| Website | Official website |
Infrastructure
Education
With a population near 2.120, Càrcer has a public school's Pare Gumilla,[2][3] and Cárcer High School. The village also has a music school (Unió Musical Càrcer).
Hospitals
The village has the Centre de salut Càrcer (Medical Center)[4] and is near from Alzira Hospital and Hospital Lluís Alcanyís de Xàtiva.
Notable people
- José Gumilla, a Jesuit priest who wrote a natural history of the Orinoco River region
