- Carcaixent
Infobox City Spain
official_name=Carcaixent
native_name=Carcaixent
native_language=Valencian
spanish_name=Carcagente
community=Valencian Community
community_link=Valencia (autonomous community)
province=Valencia
province_link=Valencia (province)
comarca=Ribera Alta
comarca_link=Ribera Alta (comarca)
time_zone=CET (GMT +1)
time_zone_summer=CEST (GMT +2)
area=59.25
population=21,753
date-population=2006
density=367
date-density=2006
lat_long=coord|39|7|20|N|0|26|56|W|region:ES_type:city
altitude=21Carcaixent is a town and municipality in the
province of Valencia , easternSpain , with c. 20,000 inhabitants. Its origins go back to prehistoric Iberian and Roman times, with some remainders in its area. It is located in the Ribera Alta "comarca ", 40 km south of the provincial capital Valencia. It is the birthplace of the orange growth and its flourishing commerce in the 19th and 20th centuries. Currently, its inhabitants live basically on agriculture and the service sector.
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