Carcaixent

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Carcaixent Carcaixent (Valencian) Carcagente (Spanish)
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 39°7′20″N 0°26′56″W / 39.12222°N 0.44889°W / 39.12222; -0.44889
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia
Comarca	Ribera Alta
Judicial district	Alzira
Government
• Mayor	Carolina Almiñana (2023) (PPCV)
Area
• Total	59.3 km2 (22.9 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	20,424
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Carcaixentí, carcaixentina
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	46740
Official language(s)	Valencian and Spanish
Website	Official website

Carcaixent (Valencian: [kaɾkajˈʃent]; Spanish: Carcagente [kaɾkaˈxente]) is a town and municipality in the province of Valencia, eastern Spain, with c. 20,000 inhabitants. Its origins go back to prehistoric Iberian and Roman times, with some remainders in its area. It is located in the Ribera Alta comarca, 40 km south of the provincial capital Valencia. It is the birthplace of the orange growth and its flourishing commerce in the 19th and 20th centuries. Currently, its inhabitants live basically on agriculture and the service sector.