Banyeres de Mariola

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Banyeres de Mariola Bañeres (Spanish exonym)
Municipality
View of Banyeres de Mariola
Flag Coat of arms
Banyeres de Mariola Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°42′57″N 0°39′26″W / 38.71583°N 0.65722°W / 38.71583; -0.65722
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Alacant
Comarca	Alcoià
Judicial district	Alcoi
Government
• Alcalde	Josep Sempere i Castelló (2019) (Compromís)
Area
• Total	50.28 km2 (19.41 sq mi)
Elevation	816 m (2,677 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	7,113
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Demonyms	Banyerenc, banyerenca
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	03450
Official language(s)	Valencian and Spanish
Website	Official website

Banyeres de Mariola (Valencian pronunciation: [baˈɲeɾez ðe maɾiˈɔla]) is a settlement and a municipality in the north of the province of Alicante (Spain), 860 metres above sea level, with a population of 7,500. The main employer is the local textile industry. The town has a Moorish castle that dates from 1214, and is surrounded by mountains, almond and olive trees.^[2]

From the 22 to the 25 April each year the town celebrates the Moros i Cristians (Moors and Christians) festival, commemorating the 13th century defeat by the Christians of the occupying Moorish rulers. It is a festival of pageantry, costume, and pyrotechnics.^[3]