Alacant (Alicante), Valencia

Alacant: City in Valencian Community, Spain

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Quick Facts about Alicante

Population : 334,887
Country : Spain
State : Valencia (Spain)
County : Provincia de Alicante
Head of government : mayor of Alicante
Postal code : 03000–03016
Plate code : A
Phone Area Codes : 966, 965
Official name : Alicante, Alacant
Patron saint : Virgin of Los Remedios, Saint Nicholas
Male population : 162191
Official language : Catalan
Female population : 172696
Altitude : 10 feet / 3 meters
Capital city : Alicante is capital of Alacantí, Alicante Province
Establishment : January 01, -0230 (2255 years ago)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00
Local time : 03:08:39 (6th December 2025)

Geography

Alicante is located at 38°20'43"N 0°28'53"W (38.3451700, -0.4814900). It has 6 neighbors: Tibi, Monforte del Cid, Jijona, Elx, Busot and Agost.

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  • Ángel Luna González , 17 June, 1995 1991-06-15T00:00:00Z
  • Luis Díaz Alperi , 17 June, 2008 1995-06-17T00:00:00Z
  • Gabriel Echavarri , 19 April, 2018 2015-06-13T00:00:00Z
  • José Luis Lassaletta Cano , 15 June, 1991 1979-04-19T00:00:00Z
  • Sonia Castedo , 15 January, 2015 2008-09-17T00:00:00Z
  • Miguel Valor Peidró , 13 June, 2015 2015-01-15T00:00:00Z
  • Luis Barcala , 2018-04-19T00:00:00Z

  • Carloforte (1975 )
  • Herzliya (1990 )
  • León (1990 )
  • Matanzas (1996 )
  • Nice (1968 )
  • Oran (1985 )
  • Riga (1990 )
  • Toyooka (1996 )
  • Wenzhou (1995 )

Alicante has 6 neighbours.

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
2001 283,243 - resident registration
2002 293,629 3.54% resident registration
2003 305,911 4.01% resident registration
2004 310,330 1.42% resident registration
2005 319,380 2.83% resident registration
2006 322,431 0.95% resident registration
2007 322,673 0.07% resident registration
2008 331,750 2.74% resident registration
2009 334,757 0.9% resident registration
2010 334,418 -0.1% resident registration
2011 334,329 -0.03% resident registration
2012 334,678 0.1% resident registration
2013 335,050 0.11% resident registration
2014 332,067 -0.9% resident registration
2015 328,648 -1.04% resident registration
2016 330,525 0.57% resident registration
2017 329,988 -0.16% resident registration
2018 331,577 0.48% resident registration
2019 334,887 0.99% resident registration

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