Llutxent

Llutxent
Llutxent
Municipality of Spain
	Clockwise: Llutxent's info-sign, Town hall building, Del Mig Street, View from top of The Coast, Town's Main Square during Moors and Christians, Montsant avenue
	Coat of arms
	Nickname: Llutx
	Llutxent Location of Llutxent Llutxent Llutxent (Valencian Community) Llutxent Llutxent (Europe)
	Coordinates: 38°56′33″N 0°21′23″W / 38.94250°N 0.35639°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia
Comarca	Vall d'Albaida
Judicial district	Ontinyent
Government
• Alcalde	Pep Estornell Català (Unity for Llutxent)
Area
• Total	40.1 km2 (15.5 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	2,373
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Llutxentine ; llutxentí, -ina (va)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	46838
Official languages	Valencian and Spanish
Website	Official website

Llutxent (Valencian pronunciation: [ʎuˈtʃent]) is a town located in the eastern part of Spain, in the Valencian Community, within the county of the Vall d'Albaida, 80 km south of Valencia and 110 km north of Alicante.^[2] As of 2016, it is inhabited by 2,402 people.^[3]

The town was first settled by Ancient Romans.^[5]

Llutxent is host to one of the most popular Moors and Christians celebrations during the end of April, attracting many people around the Valencian Community to see the festival.^[6]

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ "On estem?". Ajuntament de Llutxent (in Catalan). 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-04-27.
^ "Empresas de Llutxent, Valencia – Axesor". www.axesor.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-04-27.
^ "Història del poble". Ajuntament de Llutxent (in Catalan). 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
^ "Festes". Ajuntament de Llutxent (in Catalan). 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2018-04-27.