La Font de la Figuera (Valencian pronunciation: [la ˈfɔnd de la fiˈɣeɾa]; Spanish: Fuente la Higuera [ˈfwente lajˈɣeɾa]) is a municipality in the comarca of Costera in the Province of Valencia in the Valencian Community, Spain.
La Font de la Figuera | |
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Fuente la Higuera | |
La Font de la Figuera Location in the Province of Valencia La Font de la Figuera Location in the Valencian Community La Font de la Figuera Location in Spain | |
Coordinates: 38°48′20″N 0°52′46″W / 38.80556°N 0.87944°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
Province | Valencia |
Comarca | Costera |
Judicial district | Xàtiva |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Vicent Muñoz i Jordà (2015) (Compromís) |
Area | |
• Total | 84.34 km2 (32.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 553 m (1,814 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 2,038 |
• Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Fuentehiguerense, fontí/-ina |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 46630 |
Official language(s) | Valencian |
Website | lafontdelafiguera |
The town is famous for its Christmas tradition in which people run through the streets in red underwear. "6 Christmas traditions so strange they're borderline scarring". CNN. December 21, 2016.