Benetússer (; ) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
''comarca'' of
Horta Sud
Horta Sud (, ; ) is a ''comarca'' in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain, to the south of the city.
Geography
It borders, to the north with the city of Valencia and the Horta Nord, to the northwest with Camp de Túria, to th ...
in the
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid wit ...
, Spain. At the
2001 census the municipality had a population of 13,425 inhabitants and a land area of only 0.78 km
2 (0.301 sq mi). Its
population density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
of 17,211.5 persons/km
2 was the third highest in Spain (after
Mislata
Mislata (; ) is a city in the Valencian Community, Spain. It has borders with the city of Valencia and Quart de Poblet in the west and Xirivella in the south.
Demographics
In recent decades it has gone from being a village in the Horta region ...
and
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (; ), often shortened to L'Hospitalet or just L'H, is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Barcelonès Comarques of Catalonia, ''comarca'', in Catalonia (Spain). It is part of the Barcelona metropolitan area, ...
).
Benetússer was badly affected by the
October 2024 floods.
References
External links
Ajuntament de BenetússerOfficial website (Valencian)
Municipalities in the Province of Valencia
Horta Sud
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