Biar

Biar
—  Municipality  —
Castle and town of Biar.
Coat of arms
Biar Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°37′59″N 0°46′00″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Alicante
Comarca	Alt Vinalopó
Judicial district	Villena
Government
• Mayor	Magdalena Martínez (2007) (PP)
Area
• Total	98.17 km2 (37.9 sq mi)
Elevation	700 m (2,297 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	3,723
• Density	37.9/km2 (98.2/sq mi)
Demonym	Biarut, biaruda
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	03410
Official language(s)	Valencian
Website	Official website

Biar (Valencian: [biˈaɾ], Spanish: [biˈar]) is a town in the comarca of Alt Vinalopó, province of Alicante, Spain. Biar lies at the foot of the Serra de Mariola and is located 39km from the city of Alicante.

The economy in Biar is based on manufacture, particularly dolls, and pottery.

Biar is a name for cobra in dinka. Dinka is the largest tribe in Southsudan, and has so many subgroups. Each group is distinct from others by dialect.Most dinkas, before christianity and islam, believed in nature. They believed they had a connection in the past with animals, and animals like cobra were divine and were respected by naming people after them. Now there are lots of dinkas with biar as their name, which simply stands for cobra.

Events

The Moros i Cristians festival of Biar is celebrated each year from May 10th to 13th.

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Biar, Town Hall of Biar, in Spanish.