Sollana

Sollana is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Baixa in the Valencian Community, Spain. The municipality includes a second village: El Romaní.

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Settlement.name: Sollana
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Sollana.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: Escut de Sollana.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Valencia
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Ribera Baixa
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Judicial district
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Sueca
Settlement.elevation_m: 4
Settlement.area_total_km2: 39.2
Settlement.population_demonym: Sollanero/a
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Official name: Sollana
Demonym: sollaner
Population: 5089
Area: 39.2
Elevation: 4
Official website: www.sollana.es
Image: Sollana.jpg
Licence plate code: V

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Commons category: Sollana
postal code: 46430
catalog code: 167
Commons gallery: Sollana
male population: 2376
female population: 2485
P8168: Michael Jeffery

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Sollana is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Baixa in the Valencian Community, Spain. The municipality includes a second village: El Romaní.

Situated on the floodplain of the Júcar River, the Sollana region is where rice was first grown in Spain 1,200 years ago, and is also the heartland of the famous Spanish dish paella. The economy of the area is still based mainly on agriculture: rice, oranges and livestock.