Alicante
Alacant or Alicante (Spanish: Alicante, Valencian: Alacant) is a city in Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante. It is in the southern part of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper is about 332,067, as of 2014, ranking as the second-largest Valencian city.[1] Including nearby municipalities, Alicante was populated by 458,843 residents. Population of the metropolitan area (including Elche and satellite towns) was 795,034 as of 2009. Based on population it is the eighth-largest metropolitan area of Spain.
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| Coordinates: 38°20′42.9″N 0°28′52.8″W / 38.345250°N 0.481333°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Alacant |
| Comarca | Alacantí |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis José Barcala |
| Area | |
| • Total | 201.3 km2 (77.7 sq mi) |
| Population (January 1, 2021) | |
| • Total | 338,768 |
| • Density | 1,683/km2 (4,360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| Postal code | 03000–03016 |
| Website | Official website |
The city is a sea port and a tourist centre. It has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh in the Koeppen climate classification).
The avenue Maisonnave is the principal commercial street in the city of Alicante. In fact, Maisonnave is the sixth most expensive avenue in the whole of Spain, which gives an idea of the importance that this street has. The Corte inglés has in this central street both branches that it possesses in Alicant, one at each end of the avenue.
Santa Barbara's Castle is 166 metres up the Benacantil mountain. It's very strong with great strategic value. It's called Santa Barbara's Castle because the 4th of December is Santa Barbara's day and the 4th of December in 1248 is when it was taken from the Arabs by Alfonso of Castilla.
Alicante Media
Archeological site of Tossal de Manises, ancient Iberian–Carthaginian–Roman city of Akra Leuké or Lucentum
El Postiguet beach in 1957
Port of Alicante
View of the Ciudad de la Luz, new cinematographic studios based in Alicante.
Plenary hall where the municipal council meets.
Alicantinos at the Rambla Méndez Núñez
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Archived 2011-11-13 at the Wayback Machine Official population figures: Municipal Register.
Other websites
- Alicante Information Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Interactive map