Vall d'Albaida

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Vall d'Albaida
—  Comarca  —

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Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Valencian Community
Province Valencia
Capital Ontinyent
Municipalities
Area
 • Total 722.22 km2 (278.85 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 89,798
 • Density Bad rounding here120/km2 (Bad rounding here320/sq mi)
Demonym  
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
Largest municipality Ontinyent

Vall d'Albaida (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈvaʎ daɫˈβajða], Spanish: Valle de Albaida) is a comarca in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain, of some 722 square kilometers and some 90,000 inhabitants around the year 2008 at some 70 km of the city of Valencia .[citation needed] Reconquered by the Aragonese king James I of Aragon in the first middle of the 13th Century to the Spanish Moors it was heavily populated by Muslim descendants, till they were confronted in the 17th Century (1610) with either leaving the country or becoming compulsorily baptized and practicing fully as new Christians.[citation needed]

Municipalities [edit]

Municipalities of Vall d'Albaida

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Coordinates: 38°50′30.64″N 0°32′52.59″W / 38.8418444°N 0.5479417°W / 38.8418444; -0.5479417