Alicante-Elche metropolitan area
The metropolitan area within the province of Alicante
The Alicante-Elche metropolitan region ( Alacant-Elx in Valencian ) is one of currently eight metropolitan regions in Spain . With 773,714 inhabitants (as of 2012) it is the smallest of the Spanish metropolitan regions.
It is made up of the Alicante region and the Elche - Crevillent region.
Area of the metropolitan area
The metropolitan area consists of a total of 12 municipalities, all of which are located in the Alicante province of the Valencian Community .
| Population data from 2012 | |||
| local community | population | Area in km² | Inhabitants per km² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alicante region | |||
| Alicante | 334 678 | 201.67 | 1,662.83 |
| San Vicente del Raspeig | 55 100 | 40.67 | 1,358.82 |
| El Campello | 27 709 | 55.70 | 501.34 |
| Mutxamel | 23 834 | 47.52 | 500.19 |
| Sant Joan d'Alacant | 22 740 | 9.56 | 2,358.92 |
| Xixona | 7 423 | 163.49 | 45.33 |
| Agost | 4,791 | 66.66 | 71.89 |
| Busot | 3 412 | 33.90 | 100.83 |
| Aigües | 1 105 | 18.53 | 59.83 |
| Alicante region | 480 723 | 637.7 | 751.09 |
| Elche-Crevillent region | |||
| Moose | 230 587 | 325.79 | 707.17 |
| Santa Pola | 33 965 | 58.31 | 583.99 |
| Crevillent | 28 439 | 104.34 | 272.01 |
| Elche-Crevillent region | 292 991 | 488.4 | 598.05 |
| Metropolitan area | 773 714 | 1,126.1 | 684.72 |
Population development
| 1981 | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 511 939 | 568 248 | 599 632 | 628 625 | 724 662 | 771 061 |