- Alboraya
Infobox City Spain
official_name=Alboraya
native_name=Alboraia
native_language=Valencian
spanish_name=Alboraya
community=Valencian Community
community_link=Valencia (autonomous community)
province=Valencia
province_link=Valencia (province)
comarca=Horta Nord
comarca_link=Horta Nord
time_zone=CET (GMT +1)
time_zone_summer=CEST (GMT +2)
area=8.34
population=21,263
date-population=2006
density=2,550
date-density=2006
lat_long=coord|39|30|0|N|0|21|8|W|region:ES_type:city
altitude=5Alboraia (in Valencian; in Spanish, Alboraya ["Alboraya" is the name used (as of 2006) by the ] ) is a town and municipality of the province of Valencia,
Spain . It is situated very close to the city of Valencia.Originally a
farming community, Alboraia has grown in the last decades following the development of themetropolitan area of Valencia. Better transport communications (including 2 stations of the Valencia metro system : Palmaret and Alboraia [http://www.metrovalencia.com] ),urban exodus from the city and foreignimmigration have increased the population from 11,267 (1986) to 18,656 (2002 census). Of these 58.84% declared themselves to be Valencian speakers.In 1994, 45.8% worked in the service sector, 33% in industry, 16.7% in agriculture and 3.60% in construction.
The elections of May 2007 gave the PP an absolute majority with 11 seats. Other seats were represented by the PSOE (7), BLOC-EV (1) and Ciudadanos por Alboraya (Citizens for Alboraya) (2).
Traditional crops are based on
irrigated ,intensive farming . Specially important are thetiger nut s (Spanish: "Chufas"; Valencian: "Xufes"), which are used to produce the world famoushorchata , a popular refreshment. The town is actually full of "orxateries" - bars to relax and chill out while having an horchata in the hot Valencian summers.The Valencian fantasy writer Laura Gallego García lives in Alboraya.
References and notes
External links
* [http://www.alboraya.org/ Official site]
* [http://www.alboraya-online.com/ alboraya-online.com]
* [http://www.lirondo.com/city.php?lang=en_US&province=valencia&city=alboraya Website 2.0 about Alboraya]
* [http://www.valencianoticias.com News of Alboraia. Noticias de Alboraia]
* [http://www.Hortaaldia.net News of Alboraia. Noticias de Alboraia]
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