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Horta Sud Horta Sud (Valencian) Huerta Sur (Spanish)
Comarca
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia / València
Municipalities	20 municipalities
Area
• Total	309.73 km (119.59 sq mi)
Population
• Total	482,509
• Density	1,600/km (4,000/sq mi)
Demonym
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Most populated municipality	Torrent

Horta Sud (Valencian: [ˈɔɾta ˈsut], also [ˈɔɾtɔ ˈsut]; Spanish: Huerta Sur [ˈweɾta ˈsuɾ]) is a comarca in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain, to the south of the city.

Geography

It borders, to the north with the city of Valencia and the Horta Nord, to the northwest with Camp de Túria, to the west with Hoya de Buñol and Ribera Alta, to the east with Albufera Natural Park, and to the south with Ribera Baixa and Ribera Alta.

Municipalities

Language

Horta Sud is located within the Valencian-speaking linguistic area. Due to the arrival of numerous Spanish-speaking immigrants in the 60s and 70s, the percentage of Valencian speakers has been reduced in many municipalities. Even so, it is the sub-region with the greatest knowledge and use of Valencian in the metropolitan area of Valencia. Since 2017, 72% of the schools in Horta Sud teach entirely in Valencian.

History

The Horta Sud region was created in 1989 and included part of the former Ribera Baja region and part of the historic Horta de València. These old regions appear on Emili Beüt's map of regions "Comarques naturals del Regne de València" published in 1934.

In 2023, the municipalities of the controversial Horta Oest region were officially assigned to the Horta Sud region, with the exception of Paterna, which was added to the Horta Nord region.

October 2024 Spain floods

At the end of October 2024, the region suffered catastrophic flooding, and the heaviest impact in all of Spain, due to the October 2024 Spain floods, which swept away roads, bridges, cars and homes, leaving more than 200 dead and many hundreds more homeless. The heavy rains caused rivers and drainage systems to overflow, submerging entire streets and causing havoc to crops and property. The community, deeply affected, now faces the challenge of rebuilding in the midst of a humanitarian emergency.

Articles related to the comarca of Horta Sud

v t e Comarques of the Valencian Community Alacantí Alcalatén Alcoià Alt Maestrat Alto Mijares Alto Palancia Alt Vinalopó Baix Maestrat Baix Vinalopó Camp de Morvedre Camp de Túria Canal de Navarrés Comtat Costera Horta Nord Horta Oest Horta Sud Hoya de Buñol Marina Alta Marina Baixa Ports Plana Alta Plana Baixa Requena-Utiel Ribera Alta Ribera Baixa Rincón de Ademuz Safor Serranos València Vall d'Albaida Valle de Ayora-Cofrentes Vega Baja del Segura Vinalopó Mitjà

References

1. Fundacio Horta Sud
2. "Del 100% del nivell bàsic a la Vall de Cofrents al 100% d'avançat als Ports: radiografia comarcal del decret de plurilingüisme". Diari la Veu (in Catalan). Retrieved 7 May 2017.
3. Generalidad Valenciana. "LEY 8/2022, de 29 de diciembre, de medidas fiscales, de gestión administrativa y financiera, y de organización de la Generalitat" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
4. "Mapa de las inundaciones en Valencia: listado con todos los municipios afectados". 20minutos. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
5. "DANA, última hora en Valencia y el resto de España, hoy en directo". El Mundo. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.

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• Horta Sud
• Comarques of the Valencian Community
• Geography of the Province of Valencia