Paiporta

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Country Spain
Founded1676
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
DemonymsPaiportan
paiportí, -ina (Val.)
paiportino/a (Sp.)
Paiporta
Coat of arms of Paiporta
Paiporta is located in Province of Valencia
Paiporta
Paiporta
Location in Spain
Paiporta is located in Valencian Community
Paiporta
Paiporta
Paiporta (Valencian Community)
Paiporta is located in Spain
Paiporta
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Paiporta (Spain)
Coordinates: 39°25′40″N 0°25′6″W / 39.42778°N 0.41833°W / 39.42778; -0.41833
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
ProvinceValencia
ComarcaHorta Sud
Founded1676
Government
  Alcaldessa (Mayoress)Maria Isabel Albalat Asensi (PSPV-PSOE)
Area
  Total
3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
  Total
28,136
  Density7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
DemonymsPaiportan
paiportí, -ina (Val.)
paiportino/a (Sp.)
Official language(s)
Linguistic areaValencian
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46200
WebsiteOfficial website

Paiporta[a] is a town and 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.[2] 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.[3]

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