Xixona

Xixona municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Valencia
Province :	Alicante
Coordinates	38 ° 32 ′  N , 0 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 32 ′  N , 0 ° 30 ′  W
Height :	453  msnm
Area :	163.76 km²
Residents :	6,865 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	41.92 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	03100
Municipality number  ( INE ):	03083
administration
Website :	www.xixona.es/es/

Xixona in the Valencian Community

Xixona ( Spanish Jijona ) is a city in the Valencian Community belonging province of Alicante in Spain . It is located about 20 km north of Alicante .

history

Xixona is mentioned for the first time in writing in the Treaty of Almizra of March 26, 1244 between Alfonso X. of Castile , called the Wise, and Jaime I of Aragon , called the Conqueror. However, there are indications of the first human settlement as early as the Bronze Age (2000–1300 BC).

Population development of Jijona
year	1857	1887	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1981	1991	2000	2006	2008
Residents	6,028	6.212	6,901	7,323	6,862	6,059	6,942	5,729	6,383	8,117	8,816	7,867	7,337	7,596	7,575

specialty

The Turrón de Xixona (not to be confused with the specialty of the same name from Alicante), a sweet made from almonds, honey, sugar and egg white, is well known.

Web links

Commons : Xixona  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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).
2. ↑ Bernardo Garrigós on the website of the municipality

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