Alpuente

Alpuente
Municipality
Coat of arms
Alpuente Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°52′40″N 1°0′50″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia
Comarca	Los Serranos
Judicial district	Llíria
Government
• Alcalde	Amparo Rodríguez Sambonet
Area
• Total	138.3 km2 (53.4 sq mi)
Elevation	1,000 m (3,300 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)
• Total	688
• Density	4.97/km2 (12.9/sq mi)
Demonym	Alpontino/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	46178
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website

Alpuente is a town and municipality in the province of Valencia, part of Valencia, Spain.

History

See also: Taifa of Alpuente

It was the capital of an Iberia Muslim taifa or kingdom in the 11th century, ruled by the dynasty of Beni Kasim. Its name derives from the Arabic البُنْت - al-Būnt.

In 1103, Alpuente fell under the Almoravid dynasty. In 1145, it became part of the emirate of Valencia and was occupied, along with the rest of the emirate, by the Almohads in 1172, then passing as Almohad rule in Iberia collapsed to the emirate of Murcia in 1229. Alpuente was conquered by the king of Aragon in 1229. After the province was created Alpuente became a very common name throughout all of Spain, but mainly in Valencia.

Demographics

Historical Population

1990	1992	1994	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2005	2007	2008	2010	2011	2012	2013
1,208	1,174	1,134	985	958	941	916	861	864	828	805	781	698	675	631

See also

• List of municipalities in Valencia