Algemesí

Algemesí
Municipality
Coat of arms
Algemesí Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°11′23″N 0°26′16″W / 39.18972°N 0.43778°WCoordinates: 39°11′23″N 0°26′16″W / 39.18972°N 0.43778°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia
Comarca	Ribera Alta
Judicial district	Alzira
Government
• Alcalde	Vicent Ramón García i Mont (2007)
Area
• Total	41.5 km^2 (16.0 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	27,770
• Density	670/km^2 (1,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Algemesinenc, algemesinenca
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	46680
Dialing code	(+34) 9624
Official language(s)	Valencian
Website	Official website

Algemesí (Valencian pronunciation: [aʎdʒemeˈzi]) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta in the Valencian Community, Spain.

The town of Algemesí is one of the major centres for the production of citruses in Spain, and several cooperatives are based there. This is due to the mild climate and good irrigation coming from the Xuquer river, which passes through the city.

The traditional Valencian dance called Muixeranga is originally from here.

Culture

The Museum os the Parties of Algemesí, venue of the network of museums of the Valencian Council looks for the consolidation of a major research center about the party. There some files are stored for the public consultation by photographic media with the most relevant aspects of the popular festivity. Among the expositive elements are “los misterios y martirios”, la “muixeranga”, “els bastonets”, “el ball de la carxofa i arquets”, “les pastoretes”, “el bolero”, “els tornejants”,“els volants”,“la Mare de Deu de la Salut” y la música.^[1]

Events

• Taurine week: Every year in late September in the town is built a wood rectangular bullring where the Fair of calves (the oldest and most important bullfighting and bullfighting on horse. The bullfighting ring is divided into 4 “cadafals” (areas) that come to auction and its cost is the basis of the budget of the Party, bullfights and evening performances. The bullring is a unique construction: each 9 September the “peñas” as are known the associations built the bullring just as it was done in 1943, with wood, nails and strings as raw materials. Each “peña” built its own “cadafal>” parallel to the façade of the Major Square, so all the 29 “cadafals” form the rectangular square. The exhibition consists on eight runs and afternoon bullfightings on horseback. The schedule is as follows: during the morning they have the “correbous” from the pens to the square. After lunch, at the square of Salvador Castell, where the “peñas” have their booths. In the afternoon, more runs and then they have dinner and nightly entertainment in the bullfightring

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Algemesí is twinned with:

• Riom, France^[2]

Artichoke dance in Algemesí.

Climate

Climate data for Algemesí (data from 1964-1970, altitude: 18m)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	16.2 (61.2)	16.9 (62.4)	19.3 (66.7)	21.7 (71.1)	25.2 (77.4)	27.8 (82)	30.1 (86.2)	31.0 (87.8)	29.5 (85.1)	24.5 (76.1)	19.5 (67.1)	16.2 (61.2)	23.2 (73.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	10.2 (50.4)	10.6 (51.1)	12.4 (54.3)	14.8 (58.6)	18.1 (64.6)	21.3 (70.3)	24.0 (75.2)	24.8 (76.6)	22.8 (73)	18.4 (65.1)	13.4 (56.1)	10.0 (50)	16.7 (62.1)
Average low °C (°F)	4.3 (39.7)	4.4 (39.9)	5.4 (41.7)	8.0 (46.4)	11.0 (51.8)	14.8 (58.6)	17.9 (64.2)	18.7 (65.7)	16.2 (61.2)	12.4 (54.3)	7.2 (45)	3.7 (38.7)	10.3 (50.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	45 (1.77)	43 (1.69)	41 (1.61)	37 (1.46)	45 (1.77)	40 (1.57)	6 (0.24)	19 (0.75)	41 (1.61)	139 (5.47)	62 (2.44)	42 (1.65)	560 (22.05)
Source: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial[3]

References

1. http://www.programmemed.eu/uploads/tx_ausybibliomed/Cultural_Heritage_Poles_Study_Section_6_MANRA.pdf
2. "National Commission for Decentralised cooperation". Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) (in French). Retrieved 2013-12-26.
3. "ESP VALENCIA - ALGEMESI".