Almassora

Almassora Almazora
Town and municipality
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 39°56′25″N 0°3′45″W / 39.94028°N 0.06250°W / 39.94028; -0.06250
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Castellón
Comarca	Plana Alta
Judicial district	Villarreal
Government
• Alcaldessa (Mayoress)	María Tormo (2023-) (PP)
Area
• Total	33 km2 (13 sq mi)
Elevation	31 m (102 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)1
• Total	29,159
• Density	880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Demonyms	Almassoran almassorí, -ina (Val.) almazorín, -ina (Sp.)
Official language(s)	Valencian Spanish
Linguistic area	Valencian
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	12550
Dialing code	964
Website	Official website

Almassora,^a also known as Almazora,^b is a town and municipality in the comarca of Plana Alta, Valencian Community, Spain.

• Almassora
• La Platja
• L'Horta
• El Secà
• Polígon industrial

There are ancient Iberian remains within the municipal term. Its present location is from Muslim origin and it is said that the place received its name from Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir 'Almansor', the Caliph of Cordova.

James I of Aragon conquered the town from the saracens in 1234. the municipal charter was given in 1237. In 1616 a channel was built to bring the water from the Millars River to the town² And in 1647 the Ermita de Santa Quiteria was built.

• Robert Juan-Cantavella
• Javi Costa (Javier 'Javi' Costa Estirado), footballer
• Miguel Ángel Tena, retired footballer