Alaquàs

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Alaquàs

Total population

30,352

Air quality index

38Good

Elevation42 m

Land area3.9 km²

WeatherAvg high 74.7°F

Coordinates39.46°, -0.46°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Alaquàs, also known as Alacuás, is a town and municipality in the Horta Oest comarca in the Valencian Community, Spain.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

M

Miguel Pallardó

Spanish association football player

B

Bernabé Sanchís Sanz

Spanish musicologist

F

Francisco Zacarés Fort

Spanish composer

Ferran Torrent

Spanish journalist and writer

Faustí Barberà i Martí

Spanish physician and professor (1850-1924)

Salva Ruiz

Spanish association football player

Vicente Ruiz Monrabal

Spanish politician (1936–2011)

A

Adela Pla Pastor

Spanish politician (1936-2005)

Carlos Ferris Vila

Elvira García Campos

Spanish politician

Á

Ángel Sanchís

Spanish politician

M

Marina Nohalez

Spanish footballer

A

Antonio Tarazona

Spanish astronomer

F

Francisco Arnau Navarro

Spanish politician

I

Ignasi Tarazona i Blanch

Spanish astronomer

Jorge Alarte Gorbe

Spanish politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Valencian Community

• Faitanar
  3.3 mi away · pop. 1,532
• Massanassa
  4.6 mi away · pop. 10,627
• Alfafar
  4.6 mi away · pop. 16,165
• Beniparrell
  5.8 mi away · pop. 2,112
• Carpesa
  6.1 mi away · pop. 1,138
• Tavernes Blanques
  6.2 mi away · pop. 9,789
• Alcàsser
  6.3 mi away · pop. 10,826
• Loriguilla
  6.4 mi away · pop. 2,116
• Bonrepòs i Mirambell
  6.6 mi away · pop. 4,118
• Almàssera
  6.7 mi away · pop. 7,556
• Vinalesa
  7.3 mi away · pop. 3,590
• Foios
  7.9 mi away · pop. 7,651

Browse all places in Valencian Community →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

Seen 2026-06-08

Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Seen 2026-06-08

Epaulet Skimmer

Orthetrum chrysostigma

Seen 2026-06-08

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Seen 2026-06-08

Black burrowing bug

Cydnus aterrimus

Seen 2026-06-08

Eurasian Linnet

Linaria cannabina

Seen 2026-06-08

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-06-08

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-06-08

Clouded Yellow

Colias crocea

Seen 2026-06-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Alaquàs, sourced from Wikidata.

• Q23663309

  festival
• Cant de la Carxofa, Alaquàs

  festival

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Alaquàs, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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