Chera, Spain
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Chera Location of Sinarcas in Spain Chera Chera (Valencian Community) Chera Chera (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 39°35′29″N 0°58′32″W / 39.59139°N 0.97556°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
| Province | Valencia |
| Comarca | Requena-Utiel |
| Judicial district | Requena |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Alejandro Portero Igual PSOE |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.5 km2 (21.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 508 |
| • Density | 9.32/km2 (24.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym | cherano/a |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46350 |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
Chera is a municipality in the comarca of Requena-Utiel in the Valencian Community, Spain. The name in Valencian is Xera, but the local language is Spanish, not Valencian.
Geographically and historically Chera was part of the Serrans comarca. Nowadays, according to the current administrative division pattern of the Valencian Community, Chera is officially part of the Requena-Utiel comarca.
The Castle of Chera, dating to the 12th century is located within the municipality.[2] The Natural Park of Chera-Sot de Chera is shared with Sot de Chera.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- ^ Gonzalez, Hector (8 February 2024). "El castillo singular en la provincia que "abre por obras" después de seis siglos de abandono". valenciaplaza.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 November 2025.
- ^ "The Natural Park of Chera - Sot de Chera". turismorequena.es. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Chera-Sot de Chera national park". Comunidad Valenciana. Archived from the original on 26 March 2025.