Buñol is a town and

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

province of Valencia Valencia ( , ), officially València (), is a provinces of Spain, province of Spain, in the central part of the autonomous Valencian Community. Of the province's 2.7 million people (2024), almost one-third live in the capital, Valencia, whic ...

, Spain. The municipality has an area of some 112 km², and is situated approximately 38 km west of the provincial and autonomous community capital city,

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

. It lies along the Buñol River and is surrounded by the mountain ranges ''La Sierra de Las Cabrillas'', ''la Sierra de Dos Aguas'' and ''la Sierra de Malacara y Martés''. The local economic base is a mixture of the industrial and the agricultural ( carob trees,

almond The almond (''Prunus amygdalus'', Synonym (taxonomy)#Botany, syn. ''Prunus dulcis'') is a species of tree from the genus ''Prunus''. Along with the peach, it is classified in the subgenus ''Amygdalus'', distinguished from the other subgenera ...

trees, fruit trees,

olive The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'' ("European olive"), is a species of Subtropics, subtropical evergreen tree in the Family (biology), family Oleaceae. Originating in Anatolia, Asia Minor, it is abundant throughout the Mediterranean ...

trees and grapes). Buñol's population is about 9,000 people. Buñol has

regional rail Regional rail is a public transport, public rail transport service that operates between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops than inter-city rail, and unlike commuter rail, operate beyond the limits of urban areas, connectin ...

passenger service to

via the Renfe system. Every year upwards of 40,000 people gather in the town to throw over 115,000 kilograms of

tomato The tomato (, ), ''Solanum lycopersicum'', is a plant whose fruit is an edible Berry (botany), berry that is eaten as a vegetable. The tomato is a member of the nightshade family that includes tobacco, potato, and chili peppers. It originate ...

es at each other in the yearly ''La Tomatina'' festival. The festival is a popular sight, and many European tourists visit the town to participate in it.youtube.co.yk, Throwing Tomatoes at La Tomatina Festival, Bunol, Spain
/ref> Near the town are the training grounds and facilities of football club Levante UD.

References

External links

*http://www.lahoya.net/pueblos/bunol.htm ( Spanish)
Renfe
s website.

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