Faura
| Faura | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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  Faura Location in Spain | ||
| Coordinates: 39°43′40″N 0°15′40″W / 39.72778°N 0.26111°WCoordinates: 39°43′40″N 0°15′40″W / 39.72778°N 0.26111°W | ||
| Country |
 Spain | |
| Autonomous community |
.svg.png){kind=small} Valencian Community | |
| Province | Valencia | |
| Comarca | Camp de Morvedre | |
| Judicial district | Sagunto | |
| Government | ||
| • Alcalde | Antoni Francesc Gaspar Ramos | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.6 km2 (0.6 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Total | 3,420 | |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Faurer, faurera | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 46512 | |
| Official language(s) | Valencian | |
| Website | Official website | |
Faura is a municipality in the comarca of Camp de Morvedre in the Valencian Community, Spain.
The Catholic guardian of this town is Santa Barbara. During some feast days there is an event in which the people of Faura will hold a procession for the image of the virgin.
Faura itself lies between orange fields and has an old historic past.
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