Càrcer

Càrcer (Spanish: Cárcer) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta in the Valencian Community, Spain.

Càrcer
Municipality
Coat of arms
Càrcer Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°4′N 0°34′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia
Comarca	Ribera Alta
Judicial district	Alzira
Government
• Alcalde	Marta Hernandis Martínez
Area
• Total	7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Elevation	39 m (128 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	1,876
• Density	250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Carcerí, carcerina
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	46294
Official language(s)	Valencian
Website	Official website

Infrastructure

Education

With a population near 2.120, Càrcer has a public school's Pare Gumilla,^[2][3] and Cárcer High School. The village also has a music school (Unió Musical Càrcer)

Hospitals

The village has the Centre de salut Càrcer (Medical Center)^[4] and is near from Alzira Hospital and Hospital Lluís Alcanyís de Xàtiva

Notable people

• José Gumilla, a Jesuit priest who wrote a natural history of the Orinoco River region