Mislata is a city in the
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid wi ...
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Spain
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. It has borders with the city of
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...
and
Quart de Poblet
Quart de Poblet (, Spanish and unofficially: ''Cuart de Poblet'' or ''Cuarte'')Toponym in Castilian as the Spanish Royal Academy: ''Spelling of Spanish.'' Madrid: Espasa, 1999. ; "Appendix 3, pages 133–155. is a municipality in the ''comarca' ...
in the west and
Xirivella
Xirivella () is a municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It borders the city of Valencia, Alaquàs, Picanya and Mislata. The municipality is divided by the V-30 motorway and the river Turia, with the La Luz district on the eastern par ...
in the south.
Population
In recent decades it has gone from being a village in the Horta region of the Valencian Community, to the most densely populated borough in Spain and one of the ten most densely populated in Europe, with a population of 43,363 (2006 figures) spread across 2.1 km².
This growth has been assisted by better transport communications including the opening of two stations of the Valencian
metro on 20 May 1999 in the town which provide a direct connection to the main railway station and the main shopping area in Carrer de Colón. Further extensions westwards to the Valencia airport and the towns of Quart de Poblet and Manises were completed in 2007.
Further construction work which was completed on green belt land in 2005 will further increase Mislata's
population density
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The area has been, in a physical sense, almost swallowed up by the encroaching suburbs of Valencia in recent years.
Transport links
Mislata is well connected with central Valencia. In addition to several bus routes, Mislata now has two metro stations, ''Mislata'' and ''Mislata-Almassil''. A third station, ''Nou d'Octubre'' is nearby. Mislata is the only town outside the city of
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...
to be categorised as "zone A" by the private taxi system.
Local festivals
In addition to the famous
Falles fes
tival which runs from 15–20 March, numerous other festivals also take place such as those in honour of Saint Michael Archangel (in September) or Saint Francis of Assisi (in October).
Monuments and places of interest
Mislata's main places of interest are the church of the "Mare de Déu dels Àngels" (Virgin ''of the Angels'') and the "Creu Coberta" (Covered Cross) that separates the town from Valencia.
Local politics
Until 2003, Mislata was controlled by the
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
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(PSOE), either with an absolute majority or with the support of
United Left. The
People's Party had a majority administration from 2003 until 2011. Since then the PSOE has had an absolute majority.
Summary of council election results
Source:
Mislata local results, argos.gva.es
accessed 23 July 2020
Notes
References
External links
Official site
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