Jerica
| Jérica | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Location in the Valencian Community, Spain |
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 Location in the comarca Alto Palancia |
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| Coordinates: 39°54′N 00°34′W / 39.900°N 0.567°WCoordinates: 39°54′N 00°34′W / 39.900°N 0.567°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Province | Castellón |
| Comarca | Alto Palancia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Amadeo Edo Salvador (PSPV) (2008- ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.30 km2 (30.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 523 m (1,716 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 1,703 |
| • Density | 19.84/km2 (51.4/sq mi) |
| • Language | Spanish |
| Demonym(s) | Jericano/a (Spanish) Xericà/Xericana (Catalan) |
| Postcode | 12450 |
| Website | (Spanish)Official Website |
Jérica (in Valencian Xèrica) (Aragonese: Exerica) is a town in the Castellón province of Valencian Community, Spain. It is in the comarca (region) of Alto Palancia. Its population was 1,703 at the end of 2009.
The town's name is based in Arabic شارقة (šāriqa), meaning the eastern slope of a mountain. In Arabian documents the settlement has also been referred to as قلعة الاشراق (qalʿa aš-širāq), "Castle of the Sheriffs". she's mean at phase 10.
Jérica lies on the natural pathway between Aragón and the Comunidad Valenciana in the southern part of the provincia de Castellón.
The municipality has an area of 78.30 km². It is crossed by the river Palancia, and an area in the south is part of the Calderona mountain range. However, no part of the municipality is in the Sierra Calderona National Park.
The town centre is located at a height of 523 m, on a rocky promontory along the Palancia river channel. The precipice is very difficult to access and therefore, the population has settled in the opposite direction, staggered along the slope of the hill.
The town may be accessed via Highway A-23 (from Sagunto to Zaragoza), utilizing exit 42 (Jérica- Caudiel), or via N-234. The town lies 67 km from Valencia, 74 km from Castellón de la Plana, 40 km from Sagunto, and 78 km from Teruel.
Train service to the town is available. A station (Jérica-Viver) in the northern part of the town serves the C-5 Line, which connects with Valencia and Castellón de la Plana.
In the municipality of Jérica there are two population centres:
Altura, Benafer, Caudiel, Gaibiel, Navajas, Sacañet, Segorbe, Teresa, Vall de Almonacid and Viver in the province of Castellón and Alcublas in the province of Valencia.
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