Safor (; ) is a ''

comarca A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ...

'' within the province of

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Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

. The capital is the city of

Gandia Gandia (, ) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Valencian Community, eastern Spain on the Mediterranean. Gandia is located on the Costa de Valencia, south of Valencia, Spain, Valencia and north of Alicante. Vehicles can ...

, but also includes the towns of

Oliva Oliva (, ; ) is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Comarques of the Valencian Community, ''comarca'' of Safor in the Valencia (autonomous community), Valencian Community, Spain. To its east lie of coastline and beaches fronting t ...

, Piles and Daimús, among others. The beach area of Gandia, La Platja, is well known for its wild nightlife during the summer. The former natural and historical comarca of Valldigna has been integrated into Safor comarca for administrative purposes.

Municipalities

* Ador * Alfauir * Almiserà * Almoines * L'Alqueria de la Comtessa * Barx * Bellreguard * Beniarjó * Benifairó de la Valldigna * Beniflà * Benirredrà * Castellonet de la Conquesta * Daimús * La Font d'En Carròs *

* Guardamar de la Safor * Llocnou de Sant Jeroni * Miramar *

* Palma de Gandia * Palmera * Piles * Potries * Rafelcofer * Real de Gandia *

Ròtova Ròtova (; ) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain. Main sights * Church of Sant Bartomeu Apòstol. * Palace of the Counts of Ròtova. *Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba The Monastery o ...

* Simat de la Valldigna * Tavernes de la Valldigna * Villalonga * Xeraco * Xeresa

Climate

The predominant climate in Safor is mediterranean-subtropical (

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

: CSa) with very mild temperatures during winters, and hot summers. The annual average temperature depends on the zone, different temperature ranges occur near the sea to the mountains inland. Near the sea the average annual temperature is about 18-20 °C while in the interior the average annual temperatures are about 17-18 °C. Almost all of the cultivars in this zone are

oranges The orange, also called sweet orange to distinguish it from the bitter orange (''Citrus × aurantium''), is the fruit of a tree in the family Rutaceae. Botanically, this is the hybrid ''Citrus'' × ''sinensis'', between the pomelo (''Citrus m ...

and

tangerine The tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in colour, that is considered either a variety of the mandarin orange (''Citrus reticulata''), or a closely related species, under the name ''Citrus tangerina'', or yet as a hybrid (''Citr ...

s, so the majority of the zones are frostless. The rain quantity are different, with zones that can be considered as subtropical semi-arid BSh climates, and others that pertain to the CSa mediterranean climate with hot summers. The wettest season is

autumn Autumn, also known as fall (especially in US & Canada), is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March ( Southern Hemisphe ...

References

External links

gandialasafor.com
Comarques of the Valencian Community Geography of the Province of Valencia {{Valencia-geo-stub

Municipalities

Climate

See also

References

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