Summary
Catarroja (Valencian pronunciation: [kataˈrɔdʒa], Spanish pronunciation: [kataˈroxa]) is a municipality in the comarca of Horta Sud in the Valencian Community, Spain.[2]
Catarroja | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Catarroja Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 39°24′10″N 0°24′16″W / 39.40278°N 0.40444°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Valencia |
| Comarca | Horta Sud |
| Judicial district | Catarroja |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lorena Silvent Ruiz (PSPV-PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 27,827 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Catarrojan Catarrogí / -ina (val.) Catarrojín / -ina (spa.) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46470 |
| Official language(s) | Valencian |
| Website | Official website |
Toponym edit
The town name is originally a hybrid between the Arabic term إقطاع ("iqṭā"), which means "land", and the Valencian term "roja", which means red.[3]
Local politics edit
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party held the mayoralty from 1979 until 1995 when a People's Party-led administration replaced them. This served until 2015 when Coalició Compromís gained the mayoral position as part of a minority administration.
Summary of council seats won edit
| 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | |
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| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 7 | ||||||||||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| United Left (IU) | 2* | 1* | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
| People's Party (PP) | 8# | 2# | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | |
| Valencian Union (UV) | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Progressive Independent Group | 3 | ||||||||||
| Coalició Compromís (Compromís) | 1† | 1† | 1† | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||
| Citizens (C's) | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Total number of seats | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Source:[4]
*Results for the Communist Party of Spain. In 1986 they joined with other parties to form the current United Left.
#In 1983, the People's Alliance (AP), Democratic Popular Party (PDP), Liberal Union (UL) and Valencian Union (UV) formed a four-party electoral alliance. The electoral alliance ended in 1986 and the AP and UV contested the 1987 local elections separately. In 1989 the AP merged with the PDP and UL to form the current People's Party.
†Results for the Valencian People's Union, who later formed the Valencian Nationalist Bloc (BNV).
List of mayors edit
| Term | Name | Political party |
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| 1979-1983 | Antonio Cubillos Royo |  PSPV-PSOE
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| 1983-1987 | Antonio Cubillos Royo | PSPV-PSOE
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| 1987-1991 | Antonio Cubillos Royo | PSPV-PSOE
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| 1991-1995 | Antonio Cubillos Royo | PSPV-PSOE
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| 1995-1999 | Francisco Chirivella Peris |  PP
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| 1999-2003 | Francisco Chirivella Peris | PP
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| 2003-2007 | Mª Ángeles López Sargues |  UV
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| 2007-2011 | Francisco Chirivella Peris† Soledad Ramón Sánchez |
PP PP
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| 2011-2015 | Soledad Ramón Sánchez | PP
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| 2015-2019 | Jesús Monzó Cubillos |  Compromís
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| 2019-2023 | Jesús Monzó Cubillos | Compromís
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| 2023- | Lorena Silvent Ruiz | PSPV-PSOE
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References edit
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Navalón, Teresa (15 July 2021). "L'Horta Oest tiene los días contados: auge y caída de una "subcomarca" fantasma" [L'Horta Oest's days are numbered: rise and fall of a phantom sub-comarca]. Valenciaplaza.com (in Spanish). Valencia, Spain. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Asín Palacios, Miguel (1940). Contribución a la toponimia árabe de España. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. p. 102. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Alaquàs election results". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
