Jérica
Sign in to saveJérica () is a town in the Castellón province of Valencian Community, Spain. It is in the comarca (region) of Alto Palancia. Its population was 1,703 at the end of 2009.
Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.official_name
- Jérica
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandera de Xèrica.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escut de Xèrica.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in the Valencian Community, Spain
- Settlement.image_map1
- Localització de Xèrica respecte de l'Alt Palància.png
- Settlement.mapsize1
- 250px
- Settlement.map_caption1
- Location in the comarca Alto Palancia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Spain
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Castellón
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Comarca
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Alto Palancia
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Jorge Peiró Ripoll (PP) (2008- )
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 78.30
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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- Geography
- Districts and pedanías
- Bordering localities
- History
- Historic buildings
- Demography
- Table of population by year
- Administration
- Economy
- Transport
- Festivals
- Notable residents
- References
- External links
Jérica () is a town in the Castellón province of Valencian Community, Spain. It is in the comarca (region) of Alto Palancia. Its population was 1,703 at the end of 2009.
The town's name is based in Arabic شارقة (šāriqa), meaning the eastern slope of a mountain. In Arabian documents the settlement has also been referred to as قلعة الاشراق (qalʿa aš-širāq), "Castle of the Sheriffs".