Busot

Busot
Municipality
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Coordinates: 38°28′53″N 0°25′13″W / 38.48139°N 0.42028°W / 38.48139; -0.42028
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencia
ProvinceAlicante
ComarcaAlacantí
Judicial districtSant Vicent del Raspeig
Government
 • AlcaldeAlejandro Morant Climent (2007) (PP)
Area
 • Total33.84 km2 (13.07 sq mi)
Elevation326 m (1,070 ft)
Population (2018)
 • Total2,925
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Busoter, busotera
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code03111
Official language(s)Valencian

Busot (Valencian: , Spanish: ) is a municipality in the Comarques of the comarca of Alacantí in the Valencian Community, Spain.

The Moros i Cristians (Moors and Christians) festivals are held from Friday to Monday on the weekend after Easter weekend every year.

The Canelobre Cave near the village of Busot is one of the largest caves in Spain at just over 80,000 cubic meters in volume. It is also one of the most visited caves in the Valencian Community. There is a spectacular view from the cave looking down the valley toward the coastal town of El Campello. Access is from Busot. The caves, or cuevas, were used during the Spanish Civil War for building and repairing vital aircraft engines for a five-year period in the 1930s. The caves were opened to the public in 1965.

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Rodes, José Miguel Andreu; Cañaveras, Juan Carlos; Cura, María Ángeles García del; Bravo, J. A. Hernández; Muñoz-Cervera, M. Concepcion; Javaloyes, Vicente Soler (2007). "Caracterización microclimática de la Cueva de Canelobre (Alicante)". Cuevas Turísticas: Aportación al Desarrollo Sostenible, 2007, ISBN 978-84-7840-722-4, Págs. 105-113. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España: 105–113. ISBN 978-84-7840-722-4.
  3. ^ a b Cuevas González, Jaime; Andreu Rodes, José Miguel; Cañaveras, Juan C.; Hernández Bravo, Juan Antonio; Sánchez Moral, Sergio; García del Cura, María Ángeles (2006). "Química de las aguas de goteo en la Cueva de Canelobre (Alicante)". Geogaceta. ISSN 0213-683X.
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