Vall d'Albaida

Vall d'Albaida
Comarca
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Vall d'Albaida in the Valencian Community
Coordinates: 38°50′30.64″N 0°32′52.59″W / 38.8418444°N 0.5479417°W / 38.8418444; -0.5479417
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia
Capital	Ontinyent
Municipalities	List Agullent, Aielo de Malferit, Aielo de Rugat, Albaida, Alfarrasí, Atzeneta d'Albaida, Bèlgida, Bellús, Beniatjar, Benicolet, Benigànim, Benissoda, Benissuera, Bocairent, Bufalí, Carrícola, Castelló de Rugat, Fontanars dels Alforins, Guadasséquies, Llutxent, Montaverner, Montitxelvo, L'Olleria, Ontinyent, Otos, El Palomar, Pinet, La Pobla del Duc, Quatretonda, El Ràfol de Salem, Rugat, Salem, Sempere, Terrateig
Area
• Total	722.22 km2 (278.85 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	89,798
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Demonym
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipality	Ontinyent

Vall d'Albaida (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈvaʎ dalˈbajða], Spanish: Valle de Albaida) is a comarca in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain.

Reconquered by the Aragonese king James I of Aragon in the first half of the 13th century it was heavily populated by Muslims until the Expulsion of the Moriscos from the Kingdom of Valencia in 1609.^[1]