Carcaixent
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Carcaixent is a town and municipality in the province of Valencia, eastern Spain, with c. 20,000 inhabitants. Its origins go back to prehistoric Iberian and Roman times, with some remainders in its area. It is located in the Ribera Alta comarca, forty km south of the provincial capital Valencia. It is the birthplace of the orange growth and its flourishing commerce in the 19th and 20th centuries. Currently, its inhabitants live basically on agriculture and the service sector.
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| Alberic | Alcàntera de Xúquer | L'Alcúdia | Alfarb | Algemesí | Alginet | Alzira | Antella | Beneixida | Benifaió | Benimodo | Benimuslem | Carcaixent | Càrcer | Carlet | Castelló de la Ribera | Catadau | Cotes | L'Ènova | Gavarda | Guadassuar | Llombai | Manuel | Masalavés | Montroy | Montserrat d'Alcalà | La Pobla Llarga | Rafelguaraf | Real de Montroi | Sallent de Xàtiva | San Juan de Énova | Senyera | Sumacàrcer | Tous | Turís | ||
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