Xeraco

Xeraco
Municipality
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 39°1′55″N 0°12′56″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia
Comarca	Safor
Judicial district	Gandia
Government
• Alcalde	José Salvador Tejada (2018) (PSPV-PSOE)
Area
• Total	20.2 km^2 (7.8 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	5,702
• Density	280/km^2 (730/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Xeraquer, xeraquera
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	46770
Official language(s)	Valencian
Website	Official website

Xeraco (Valencian pronunciation: [ʃeˈɾako]; Spanish: Jaraco [xaˈɾako]) is a municipality in the comarca of Safor in Valencia, Spain.^[2] Like many coastal towns it is divided into the original village of Xeraco and the new beach resort, Xeraco Platja. Xeraco is separated from the neighbouring beach resorts of Gandia and Tavernes by the Riu Vaca and swamp land containing native population of birds. It is an essentially agricultural village.

Geography

Xeraco is 57 km to the south from Valencia city (39° 01' 55" N 0° 12' 56" W). There is about 3 km between the village and the beach known as Xeraco Platja

Road: N-332.

Highway: AP-7 exit, shared with Xeresa

Railway station: C-1 Line, from Valencia (RENFE).

Demographics

Demographic Change^[3]

2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2017
4.982	5.145	5.443	5.671	6.259	6.129	5.715

Twin town

• Bruguières, France^[4]

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. "Ficha municipal Xeraco" [Municipal sketch Xeraco] (PDF) (in Spanish). Institut valencià d'estadística. 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
3. "Ficha municipal Xeraco" [Municipal sketch Xeraco] (PDF) (in Spanish). Institut valencià d'estadística. 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
4. "Hermanamiento" [Twin town] (in Spanish). Ajuntament de Xeraco. 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-01-30.