| Benicull de Xúquer | ||
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| Location in Spain | ||
| Coordinates: 39°11′08″N 0°22′53″W / 39.18556°N 0.38139°WCoordinates: 39°11′08″N 0°22′53″W / 39.18556°N 0.38139°W | ||
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| Province | Valencia | |
| Comarca | Ribera Baixa | |
| Judicial district | Sueca | |
| Founded | 2003 | |
| Government | ||
| • Alcalde | Maria Amparo Giner Lorenzo (UxV) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.56 km2 (1.37 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Total | 950 | |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 46689 | |
| Official language(s) | Valencian | |
| Website | Official website | |
Benicull de Xúquer is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Baixa in the Valencian Community, Spain. As of 2003 the population was less than one thousand.
HERITAGE
On November 17, 1973 , a group of schoolchildren from Benicull guided by their teachers Alberto Ripoll and Carmen Ezquer, found in a cave (within the site of the Sima de la Pedrera) remains of Neolithic [1] , among which features a Bell-beaker Beaker culture dated between 2200-1800 BC [2] .