Alicante province
Alicante Valencia , Spain |
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Designations | |
Spanish name : | Alicante |
Valencian name : | Alacant |
Basic data | |
Autonomous Community : | Valencia |
Capital : | Alicante |
Official languages : | Spanish , Valencian |
Area : | 5,816 km² |
Residents : | 1,858,683 (Jan 1, 2019) |
Population density : | 319.58 inhabitants / km² |
ISO 3166-2 : | ES-A |
Website : | ladipu.com |
Location of the province of Alicante | |
The Spanish province of Alicante (Valencian Alacant , Spanish Alicante ) is a province belonging to the region or autonomous community of Valencia (Comunidad Valenciana). It has 1,858,683 inhabitants (2019). The capital is Alicante .
In addition to the capital Alicante, the most important cities in the province include Elche , Torrevieja , Orihuela , Villena , Villajoyosa , Benidorm , Altea , Alcoy , Jávea and Dénia , the northernmost city in the province. The coast of Alicante is known as the Costa Blanca (German: White Coast).
Biggest places
Valencian name | Spanish name | Residents (January 1, 2019) |
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Alacant | Alicante | 334,887 |
Elx | Moose | 232,517 |
Torrevella | Torrevieja | 83,337 |
Oriola | Orihuela | 77,414 |
Benidorm | Benidorm | 68,721 |
Alcoi | Alcoy | 58,994 |
Elda | Elda | 52,618 |
Sant Vicent del Raspeig | San Vicente del Raspeig | 58,385 |
Dénia | Denia | 42,166 |
Villena | Villena | 33,964 |
Petrer | Petrel | 34,276 |
Santa Pola | Santa Pola | 32,306 |
La Vila Joiosa | Villajoyosa | 34,673 |
Xàbia | Jávea | 27,604 |
Calp | Calpe | 22,725 |
Crevillent | Crevillente | 28,952 |
El Campello | Campello | 28,349 |
Novelda | Novelda | 25,651 |
Altea | Altea | 22,290 |
Ibi | Ibi | 23,489 |
Mutxamel | Muchamiel | 25,352 |
Pilar de la Horadada | Pilar de la Horadada | 21,905 |
Sant Joan d'Alacant | San Juan de Alicante | 23,915 |
L'Alfàs del Pi | Alfaz del Pi | 20,482 |
Aspe | Aspe | 20,714 |
Almoradí | Almoradí | 20,803 |
Callosa de Segura | Callosa de Segura | 19,038 |
Population development of the province
Celebrations and holidays
Web links
Commons : Alicante Province - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
- ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
Coordinates: 38 ° 30 ′ N , 0 ° 30 ′ W