La Font de la Figuera (Valencian pronunciation: [la ˈfɔnd de la fiˈɣeɾa]; Spanish: Fuente la Higuera [ˈfwente lajˈɣeɾa]) is a municipality in the comarca of Costera in the Province of Valencia in the Valencian Community, Spain.
La Font de la Figuera | |
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| Fuente la Higuera | |
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  La Font de la Figuera Location in the Province of Valencia  La Font de la Figuera Location in the Valencian Community  La Font de la Figuera Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 38°48′20″N 0°52′46″W / 38.80556°N 0.87944°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Valencia |
| Comarca | Costera |
| Judicial district | Xàtiva |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Vicent Muñoz i Jordà (2015) (Compromís) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 84.34 km2 (32.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 553 m (1,814 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,038 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Fuentehiguerense, fontí/-ina |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46630 |
| Official language(s) | Valencian |
| Website | lafontdelafiguera |
The town is famous for its Christmas tradition in which people run through the streets in red underwear. "6 Christmas traditions so strange they're borderline scarring". CNN. December 21, 2016.