Part of the Hoya de Buñol region, it is located 31 kilometres inland following the A3 Highway from the capital of Valencia in direction towards Madrid.

[3] After many centuries under the Al-Andalus muslim rule, Chiva was conquered around 1246 or 1247 by King James I of Aragon as part of the Reconquista efforts to recliam the Iberian Penisnula to Christianity.

Pascual Madoz between 1845-1850 reported the existence of some industrial development related to agricultural activities, although it was the later arrival of the railway and the expansion of vineyards that brought about a greater economic boost.

In the 20th century, the workers' movement developed significantly, as shown by the repercussions of the anarchist strike of 1911 and the crisis of 1917, as well as the good electoral results of the PSOE in 1919.

The crisis in the wine sector led to a period of economic and population recession that lasted until the 1970s, when there was a new expansion based on industrial development and the creation of an important nucleus of second homes, both favoured by the proximity to the metropolitan area of Valencia.