The Province of Játiva was a

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created in the

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(27 January 1822), during the '' Trienio Liberal'' of 1820–1823. Its population of 164,795 represented 1.41% of the total Spanish population of the time. Its capital was Játiva (currently officially named

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). With the restoration of absolutism, this territorial division was revoked 1 October 1823. Although

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's 1833 territorial division of Spain was very close to that of 1822, the province of Játiva was not recreated; the other two major changes were the omission of the provinces of

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and

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. The province of Játiva was divided among the provinces of

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and

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, with the cities of Játiva and Cofrentes becoming part of Valencia and

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, Denia, Onteniente and Albaida becoming part of Alicante. These borders were adjusted in 1836,División provincial de Javier de Burgos de 1833
''Jarique''. Accessed online 2009-12-31. and Alicante lost the northern part of its territory to Valencia; as a result, except for Denia, all of the former province of Játiva is now part of Valencia.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Province of Jativa 19th century in Spain Former provinces of Spain Geography of the Province of Valencia History of the Valencian Community Xàtiva 1823 disestablishments in Spain 1822 establishments in Spain States and territories disestablished in 1823