Ajuntament de Vinaròs

What Ajuntament de Vinaròs does

Ajuntament de Vinaròs is the local government (ayuntamiento) of the municipality of Vinaròs, located in the province of Castellón, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain. Established as an independent municipality since at least 1840, it administers public services to the town's residents. Governance is provided by an Ajuntament Ple of 21 elected councilors distributed across five political groups (PSPV 10 seats, PP 7, PVI 2, VOX 2, Compromís 1), with operational staff recorded at 31 personnel in firmographic data.

The council delivers municipal services across administration, urban planning, social services, education, culture, sports, tourism, and local economic development. Its digital service portfolio includes the Sede Electrónica (electronic administration platform at vinaros.sedelectronica.es), the Geoportal for municipal geographic information, the App Vinaròs mobile application for Android and iOS, the Portal Tributario for tax management, Cita Previa appointment booking, Factura Electrónica, the Buzón Ciudadano citizen mailbox, and Vinalab, an innovation and local development laboratory. The technology stack is built on standard municipal CMS and digital-administration infrastructure; core differentiators are interoperability and ease of implementation rather than proprietary AI. Certifications include WCAG 2.0 Double-A accessibility (RD 1112/2018), GDPR compliance, and Q de Qualitat Turística for the tourist information office.

As a Spanish local government entity (NIF P1213800D), Ajuntament de Vinaròs operates on a non-commercial basis funded by municipal taxes, service fees, and intergovernmental transfers. It participates in EU structural funding programs including the Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia (PRTR) under Next Generation EU (€140,000 million allocated to Spain 2021-2026) and the EDUSI Vinaròs-Benicarló program. Strategic planning is anchored in the Agenda Urbana Vinaròs 2030, a 19-project urban transformation framework approved in 2023. The tourism function operates through the Tourist Info office, certified with the Q de Qualitat Turística and integrated into the XARXA TOURIST INFO regional network since 1990.

Name

Ajuntament de Vinaròs

Legal name

Ajuntament de Vinaròs

Website

https://vinaros.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1840

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ajuntament de Vinaròs is the local government of the municipality of Vinaròs in Castellón province, Spain, administering public services — administration, urban planning, social services, culture, tourism, and economic development — to its residents through digital platforms and physical offices, funded by municipal taxes and EU intergovernmental transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vinaròs

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ajuntament de Vinaròs is the local government of the municipality of Vinaròs in Castellón, Spain, delivering statutory public services to citizens, businesses, and visitors. Its core offerings include electronic administration (Sede Electrónica) for online procedures, a geoportal for territorial and urban-planning data, municipal tax collection (Portal Tributario), a citizen mailbox, online appointment booking, a mobile application (App Vinaròs), tourism promotion through the Tourist Info office, and programs supporting local economic development and innovation.

Product overview

Ajuntament de Vinaròs operates as a municipal government providing a portfolio of digital citizen services. The offering consists of a mobile application (App Vinaròs) for Android and iOS, the electronic administrative office (Sede Electrónica) for online procedures, tax portal (Portal Tributario), geoportal for geographic information, appointment booking (Cita Previa), electronic invoicing, residency certificates, citizen feedback mailbox, event calendar (Agenda Vinaròs), and Vinalab for innovation. These services collectively form a digital administration ecosystem enabling citizens to interact with municipal government electronically.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vinalab: Local development and innovation laboratory of the Ajuntament de Vinaròs.
• Vinaròs App
• Agenda Urbana Vinaròs 2030
• Turismo Vinaròs

Products and services

• Sede Electrónica Electronic administrative office enabling citizens to conduct administrative procedures online, including applications, submissions, and digital processing. Available 24/7 for citizens and businesses of Vinaròs.
• App Vinaròs Official mobile application for Android and iOS providing municipal and tourist information to citizens and visitors.
• Portal Tributario Online tax portal allowing citizens to view and pay municipal taxes and fees.
• Geoportal Geographic information portal providing spatial data and mapping services for the municipality.
• Cita Previa Online appointment booking system for in-person municipal services.
• Factura Electrónica Electronic invoicing system for processing and managing municipal invoices.
• Certificado de Empadronamiento Online service for obtaining electronic residency certificates.
• Buzón Ciudadano Digital citizen mailbox for submitting complaints, suggestions, and inquiries to the municipality.
• Agenda Vinaròs Municipal event calendar and agenda system listing cultural, sports, and community events.
• Vinalab Innovation and local development laboratory promoting digital transformation and economic growth.
• Tourist Info Office Vinaròs Physical tourist information office integrated in the XARXA TOURIST INFO network since 1990 and certified with the Q de Qualitat Turística mark. Provides accommodation recommendations, cultural information, and visitor services at Passeig Blasco Ibáñez, 1.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• XARXA TOURIST INFOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990Tourist Info Vinaròs has been integrated since 1990 into the regional network of tourist information offices (XARXA TOURIST INFO) of the Comunidad Valenciana. The network provides homogeneous tourist information services across the region with standardized content, instruments, and interactive mechanisms.
• Institut de Qualitat Turística Espanyola (ICTE)coreTechnology or IntegrationICTE provides the Q de Qualitat Turística certification to Tourist Info Vinaròs, guaranteeing quality standards for tourist information services. This certification ensures compliance with efficient service delivery requirements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ajuntament de Dénia: Alicante coastal municipality comparable in tourism orientation, marina economy, and cultural festival programming. Operates a parallel Sede Electrónica and tourism app stack that mirrors Vinaròs's digital channels.
• Ajuntament de Benicarló: Neighboring municipality in Castellón Province and co-participant in the EDUSI Vinaròs-Benicarló joint urban strategy. Comparable as a small coastal Mediterranean municipality with overlapping tourism, agriculture, and digital administration profiles.
• Ajuntament de Peñíscola: Coastal Castellón municipality with a tourism-led economy and recognized cultural heritage assets. Comparable in scale, target visitor segments, and reliance on regional/EU funding for urban and tourism infrastructure.
• Ajuntament de Benidorm: Mid-sized Spanish Mediterranean tourism municipality with a mature digital services portfolio and substantial EU/regional co-funding experience. Useful benchmark for tourism-led local governance and smart-city service delivery.
• Ajuntament de Calp: Small Costa Blanca municipality with similar resident/tourist dual-base service model and reliance on Valencian regional tourism networks (XARXA TOURIST INFO). Comparable for EU-funded regeneration and accessibility compliance.

Broad incumbents

• Generalitat Valenciana: Regional government that certifies Vinaròs's tourism assets, channels PRTR and structural funds, and operates shared appointment-booking infrastructure (SIGE/Cita Previa). The principal counterparty for regional compliance and co-funding.
• Ajuntament de Castelló de la Plana: Provincial capital of Castellón with broader service scope and larger budget, providing an upper-bound benchmark for digital administration, Agenda Urbana implementation, and PRTR project throughput in the same region.
• Diputación Provincial de Castellón: Supramunicipal provincial administration providing shared services, subsidies (e.g., the €107,458 Social Services renovation grant), and EDUSI co-financing to Vinaròs. Acts as the institutional layer above the municipality for funding flows.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TurismeVinaros
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ajuntament-de-vinar%C3%B2s

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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