Mislata
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Mislata is a municipality of Arabic origin in the community of Valencia , Spain. It has borders with the city of Valencia in the North and East, Quart de Poblet in the West and Xirivella in the south.
Population
In recent decades it has gone from being a village in the Horta region of Valencia to the second most densely populated municipality in Spain and one of the most densely populated in Europe, with a population of 42,302 (2005 figures)spread across 2.1 kilometres.This growth has been assisted by better transport communications including the opening of 2 stations of the Valencian metro on 20 May 1999 in the town which provide a direct connection to the main railway station and the main shopping area in Calle Colón. Further extensions westwards to the Valencia airport and the towns of Quart de Poblet and Manises are due to be completed by the end of 2006.
Further construction work which was completed on green belt land in 2005 will further increase Mislata's population density.
The area has in a physical sense, been almost swallowed up by the encroaching suburbs of Valencia in recent years.
Transport links
Mislata is well connected with central Valencia. In addition to several bus routes, Mislata now has two metro stations, Mislata and Almassil. A third station, Nou d'Octubre is nearby. nd it is the only town outside the city of Valencia to be categorised as "zone A" by the private taxi system.Local festivals
In addition to the famous Fallas festival which runs from 15-19th March, numerous other festivals also take place such as those in honour of Saint Michael Archangel (in September) or Saint Francis of Asisi (in October).Monuments and places of interest
Mislata's main places of interest are the churches "Mare de Dèu dels Angels" ('Mother of God of the angels') and "Creu Coberta" (Covered Cross.)External links
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