Catarroja

39°24′10″N 0°24′16″W / 39.40278°N 0.40444°W / 39.40278; -0.40444Country SpainAutonomous community Valencian CommunityProvinceValenciaComarcaHorta SudJudicial districtCatarrojaGovernment • MayorLorena Silvent Ruiz (PSPV-PSOE)Area • Total13 km² (5 sq mi)Elevation16 m (52 ft)Population • Total27,827 • Density2,100/km² (5,500/sq mi)Demonym(s)Catarrojan
Catarrogí / -ina (val.)
Catarrojín / -ina (spa.)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeOfficial language(s)ValencianWebsiteOfficial website

Catarroja (Valencian pronunciation: [kataˈrɔdʒa], Spanish pronunciation: [kataˈroxa]) is a municipality in the comarca of Horta Sud in the Valencian Community, Spain.^[2]

Toponym

The town name is originally a hybrid between the Arabic term إقطاع ("iqṭā"), which means "land", and the Valencian term "roja", which means red.^[3]

Local politics

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party held the mayoralty from 1979 until 1995 when a People's Party-led administration replaced them. This served until 2015 when Coalició Compromís gained the mayoral position as part of a minority administration.

Summary of council seats won

	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015	2019
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	7
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	7	12	11	11	8	4	7	8	6	4	6
United Left (IU)	2*	1*	1	1	2		1	1	2	5	1
People's Party (PP)		8#	2#	2	7	9	10	10	11	5	4
Valencian Union (UV)	1		7	7	4	4	2	1
Progressive Independent Group						3
Coalició Compromís (Compromís)						1†	1†	1†	2	5	7
Citizens (C's)										2	3
Total number of seats	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

Source:^[4]

^*Results for the Communist Party of Spain. In 1986 they joined with other parties to form the current United Left.

^#In 1983, the People's Alliance (AP), Democratic Popular Party (PDP), Liberal Union (UL) and Valencian Union (UV) formed a four-party electoral alliance. The electoral alliance ended in 1986 and the AP and UV contested the 1987 local elections separately. In 1989 the AP merged with the PDP and UL to form the current People's Party.

^†Results for the Valencian People's Union, who later formed the Valencian Nationalist Bloc (BNV).

List of mayors

Term	Name	Political party
1979-1983	Antonio Cubillos Royo	PSPV-PSOE
1983-1987	Antonio Cubillos Royo	PSPV-PSOE
1987-1991	Antonio Cubillos Royo	PSPV-PSOE
1991-1995	Antonio Cubillos Royo	PSPV-PSOE
1995-1999	Francisco Chirivella Peris	PP
1999-2003	Francisco Chirivella Peris	PP
2003-2007	Mª Ángeles López Sargues	UV
2007-2011	Francisco Chirivella Peris† Soledad Ramón Sánchez	PP PP
2011-2015	Soledad Ramón Sánchez	PP
2015-2019	Jesús Monzó Cubillos	Compromís
2019-2023	Jesús Monzó Cubillos	Compromís
2023-	Lorena Silvent Ruiz	PSPV-PSOE

References