Almassora

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Almassora Almazora
Town and municipality

Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 39°56′25″N 0°3′45″W / 39.94028°N 0.06250°W / 39.94028; -0.06250
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Castellón
Comarca	Plana Alta
Judicial district	Villarreal
Government
• Alcaldessa (Mayoress)	María Tormo (2023-) (PP)
Area
• Total	33 km² (13 sq mi)
Elevation	31 m (102 ft)
Population (2025-01-01)^[1]
• Total	29,159
• Density	880/km² (2,300/sq mi)
Demonyms	Almassoran almassorí, -ina (Val.) almazorín, -ina (Sp.)
Official language(s)	Valencian Spanish
Linguistic area	Valencian

Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	12550
Dialing code	964
Website	Official website

Almassora,^[a] also known as Almazora,^[b] is a town and municipality in the comarca of Plana Alta, Valencian Community, Spain.

Urbanized areas

Almassora
La Platja
L'Horta
El Secà
Polígon industrial

History

There are ancient Iberian remains within the municipal term. Its present location is from Muslim origin and it is said that the place received its name from Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir 'Almansor', the Caliph of Cordova.

James I of Aragon conquered the town from the saracens in 1234. the municipal charter was given in 1237. In 1616 a channel was built to bring the water from the Millars River to the town^[2] And in 1647 the Ermita de Santa Quiteria was built.

Notable people

Robert Juan-Cantavella
Javi Costa (Javier 'Javi' Costa Estirado), footballer
Miguel Ángel Tena, retired footballer

Notes

^ Pronunciation of Almassora:
Valencian: [almaˈsoɾa]
^ Pronunciation of Almazora (unofficial):
Spanish: [almaˈθoɾa]

References

^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
^ "País Valencià, poble a poble, comarca a comarca by Paco González Ramírez". Archived from the original on 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2011-05-09.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Almassora.

Almassora Town Hall Official Website

Articles related to Almassora

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