Onda | |
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Onda, panoramic view | |
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OndaLocation in Spain | |
Coordinates: 39°57′50″N 0°15′46″W / 39.96389°N 0.26278°W / 39.96389; -0.26278 | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous Community | Valencian Community |
Province | Castellón |
Comarca | Plana Baixa |
Government | |
• Mayor | Carmina Ballester Feliu (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 108.42 km (41.86 sq mi) |
Elevation | 194 m (636 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 24,850 |
• Density | 230/km (590/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2)) |
Postal code | 12200 |
Area code | +34 (Spain) + 964 (Castellón) |
Website | www.onda.es |
Onda is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of Castelló, part of the autonomous community of Valencia. It has 24,859 inhabitants.
The Sitjar dam, located close to Onda, is an important feature for the irrigation of the nearby fields with water from the Millars River.
Notable residents
- Ibn al-Abbar (1199–1260), poet, diplomat, theologian, and scholar
- Zayyan ibn Mardanish (fl. 1229–1270)
- Vicente Alejandro Guillamón (born 1930), journalist and writer
- Enrique Saura (born 1954), footballer
- José Ramos Castillo (born 1974), Paralympic swimmer
- Patricia Campos Doménech (born 1977), naval aviator and football coach
- Vicente Ballester (born 1980), cyclist
- Víctor Cabedo (1989–2012), cyclist
References
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) 2019
- Marin, Manuela (5 December 2016). "History and Society". The Formation of al-Andalus, Part 1: History and Society. Routledge. p. 167. ISBN 9781351889612. Retrieved 10 January 2019 – via Google Books.
- Burns, Robert Ignatius; Chevedden, Paul Edward (1999). Negotiating Cultures: Bilingual Surrender Treaties on the Crusader-Muslim Frontier Under James the Conqueror. Brill. p. 72. ISBN 9789004112445. Retrieved 10 January 2019 – via Google Books.
- "Vicente Alejandro Guillamón, nombrado director de 'Vida Nueva'" [Vicente Alejandro Guillamón, Appointed Director of 'Vida Nueva']. El País (in Spanish). Madrid. 23 November 1987. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- Calero, Toni (9 September 2018). "Saura: 'Nunca podré renegar del fútbol; jugué con el Valencia y eso es muy grande'" [Saura: 'I Could Never Renounce Football; I Played for Valencia and that's Very Big]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- "Jose Ramos Castillo" (in Spanish). Spanish Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- "La ondense Patricia Campos premiada con el galardón Miki Roqué por la Paz" [Onda Native Patricia Campos Wins the Miki Roqué Award for Peace]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- "Vicente Ballester, a escasos dos minutos" [Vicente Ballester, Just Two Minutes Away]. El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). 3 March 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- "Euskaltel's Cabedo killed in training accident". Cyclingnews. 19 September 2012. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
External links
- Web de l'Ajuntament d'Onda
- Institut Valencià d'Estadística.
- Portal de la Direcció General d'Administració Local de la Generalitat.
- Portal de l'Ajuntament d'Onda, d'on s'ha extret informació.
Municipalities of Plana Baixa | ||
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39°57′45″N 0°15′50″W / 39.96250°N 0.26389°W / 39.96250; -0.26389
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