Benitatxell
Benitatxell parish | ||
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Valencia | |
Province : | Alicante | |
Comarca : | Marina Alta | |
Coordinates | 38 ° 44 ' N , 0 ° 9' E | |
Height : | 142 msnm | |
Area : | 12.65 km² | |
Residents : | 4,276 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 338.02 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | 03726 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 03042 | |
Nearest airport : | Alicante | |
administration | ||
Official language : | Castilian , Valencian | |
Mayor : | Josefa Ronda Vallés ( PP ) (2009) | |
Website : | www.benitachell.es | |
Location of the municipality | ||
(El Poble Nou de) Benitatxell (Valencian, [ benitatʃeʎ ]; German: The new village Benitatxell , Spanish Benitachell ) is a place in the Valencian Community belonging province of Alicante . Benitatxell has 4276 inhabitants (January 1, 2019), of which 3640 (70%) are foreigners, mostly from other EU countries, mainly from Great Britain.
The center of Benitatxell is inland, but the area includes a 2 kilometer long coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. The place is located south of the tourist center of Xàbia .
The subterranean river Moraig empties on the coast of Benitatxell . So far, three cave divers have died in its widespread, still not fully explored cave system. They looked for the point from which the fresh water of the Moraig is pure enough to found a drinking water well.
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).
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística