Alicante
Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about a city in Spain. For the Alicante province, see Province of Alicante. For the Alicante wine region, see Alicante (DO). For other uses, see Alicante (disambiguation).
Alicante[lower-alpha 1] (Valencian: Alacant)[lower-alpha 2] is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 as of 2020[update], the second-largest in the Valencian Community.[5][lower-alpha 3]
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Alicante
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View of the harbour with the Castle of Santa Bárbara in the foreground | |
Coordinates: 38°20′43″N 0°28′59″W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous Community | Valencian Community |
Province | Alicante |
Comarca | Alacantí |
Founded | 324 BC |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luis Barcala (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 201.27 km2 (77.71 sq mi) |
Elevation (AMSL) | 3 m (10 ft) |
Population (2022-1-1)[1] | |
• Total | 348,901 |
• Rank | 10 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
Demonyms | •alicantino, -na (es) •alacantí, -ina (va) |
GDP | |
• Metro | €34.014 billion (2020) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 03000–03016 |
Area code | +34 (ES) + 96 (A) |
Administrative Divisions | 12 |
Neighborhoods | 45 |
Climate | BSh |
Website | www.alicante.es |
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