Alicante
Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the 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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