Mislata

Mislata (Valencian: [mizˈlata]; Spanish: [misˈlata]) is a city in the Valencian Community, Spain. It has borders with the city of Valencia and Quart de Poblet in the west and Xirivella in the south.

Mislata
Municipality
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 39°28′30″N 0°24′56″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia / València
Comarca	Horta Oest
Judicial district	Mislata
Government
• Mayor	Carlos Fernández Bielsa (2011-) (PSPV-PSOE)
Area
• Total	2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	46,131
• Density	22,000/km2 (57,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	mislater, -a (Val.) mislatero, -a (Sp.)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	46920
Official language(s)	Spanish and Valencian
Website	www.mislata.es

Demographics

In recent decades it has gone from being a village in the Horta region of the Valencian Community, to the most densely populated municipality in Spain and one of the ten most densely populated in Europe, with a population of 46,131 spread across 2.1 km².

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1842 724 —     1857 1,116 +54.1% 1877 1,203 +7.8% 1887 1,293 +7.5% 1900 1,413 +9.3% 1910 1,726 +22.2% 1920 2,528 +46.5% 1930 4,949 +95.8% 1940 6,779 +37.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1950 7,068 +4.3% 1960 11,019 +55.9% 1970 20,102 +82.4% 1981 33,570 +67.0% 1991 38,666 +15.2% 2001 40,548 +4.9% 2011 43,515 +7.3% 2021 44,555 +2.4%
Source: INE[2]

This growth has been assisted by better transport communications including the opening of two stations of the Valencian metro on 20 May 1999 in the town which provide a direct connection to the main railway station and the main shopping area in Carrer de Colón. Further extensions westwards to the Valencia airport and the towns of Quart de Poblet and Manises were completed in 2007.

Further construction work which was completed on green belt land in 2005 will further increase Mislata's population density.

The area has been, in a physical sense, almost swallowed up by the encroaching suburbs of Valencia in recent years.

Transport links

Mislata is well connected with central Valencia. In addition to several bus routes, Mislata now has two metro stations, Mislata and Mislata-Almassil. A third station, Nou d'Octubre is nearby. Mislata is the only town outside the city of Valencia to be categorised as "zone A" by the private taxi system.

Local festivals

In addition to the famous Falles festival which runs from 15 to 20 March, numerous other festivals also take place such as those in honour of Saint Michael Archangel (in September) or Saint Francis of Assisi (in October).

Monuments and places of interest

Mislata's main places of interest are the church of the "Mare de Déu dels Àngels" (Virgin of the Angels) and the "Creu Coberta" (Covered Cross) that separates the town from Valencia.

Local politics

Until 2003, Mislata was controlled by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), either with an absolute majority or with the support of United Left. The People's Party had a majority administration from 2003 until 2011. Since then the PSOE has had an absolute majority.

Summary of council election results

	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015	2019	2023
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	9	14	11	11	9	9	9	9	11	14	15	14
United Left (IU)	5	2	1	3	3	2	1	1	1
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	7
People's Party (PP)		5	4	5	8	9	11	11	9	5	3	4
Valencian Union (UV)			2	2	1	1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)			3
Coalició Compromís (Compromís)										1	1	1
Citizens (Cs)										1	1
Vox (Vox)											1	2
Total number of seats	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

Source:^[3]