Human settlements in some areas of the district date back to the Bronze Age. These include the small villages of Conena, Els Castellets, El Solaig and Sant Antoni, which belong to the Iberian Age and date from the 4th century BC. The materials found there are mainly ceramics, although notable exceptions include the lead plaques at El Solaig and bronze at Sant Antoni. With the Roman conquest the population moved to the plain, where we find remains in Torrassa and Bassa Seca. The Christian rule, from 1233, did not prevent the Muslim settlers from thriving economically.
Economy
The predominant economic activity is agricultural, based on the farming, handling and sale of citrus fruits. It is home to important citrus fruit cooperatives and firms. Industry includes ceramics, cardboard manufacturing and packaging. There is an ancillary sector of workshops and services related to the agricultural and ceramics industries.

What to see

Betxí Town Hall, in the Plaça Major. Opposite, we find the Betxí Palace-Castle, with its Renaissance courtyard, barrel-vaulted Roman nave, the origin of Betxí's urban centre. In the Plaça de l'Església stands the Mare de Déu dels Àngels church (17th century). In the north, the Calvary hermitage (18th century), a rare example of a calvary situated on a plain..

Landscape

A flat landscape, with orange trees, irrigation and rain-fed farm land, and uneven patches that range from 150% to 2%. Mild climate, with temperatures from 18 to 30ºC in summer and 5 to 20ºC in winter. Altitude of 102 metres above sea level.