Alicante

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Alicante

Alicante/Alacant
Ceety
View o the harbour wi the Castle o Santa Bárbara in the backgrund
View o the harbour wi the Castle o Santa Bárbara in the backgrund
Banner o Alicante
Banner
Coat of airms o Alicante
Coat airms
Location o Alicante in the Valencian Commonty
Location o Alicante in the Valencian Commonty
Alicante is located in Spain
Alicante
Alicante
Location o Alicante in Spain
Coordinates: 38°20′43″N 0°28′59″W / 38.34528°N 0.48306°W / 38.34528; -0.48306Coordinates: 38°20′43″N 0°28′59″W / 38.34528°N 0.48306°W / 38.34528; -0.48306
Country Spain
Autonomous Commonty Valencian Community
ProvinceProvince o Alicante
ComarcaAlacantí
Foondit324 BC
Govrenment
 • MayorSonia Castedo (PP)
Area
 • Total201.27 km2 (77.71 sq mi)
Elevation3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total328,648
 • Rank11
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)alacantí, -ina (va)
alicantino/a (es)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
03000 - 03016
Area code(s)+34 (ES) + 96 (A)
Admeenistrative Diveesions8
Neighborhuids42
Websitewww.alacant.es

Alicante (Spaingie: [aliˈkante]), or Alacant (Valencian: [alaˈkant]), baith offeecial names, is a ceety an port in Spain on the Costa Blanca, the caipital o the province o Alicante an o the comarca o Alacantí, in the sooth o the Valencie Commonty.

Internaitional relations[eedit | eedit soorce]

Twin touns – sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]

Alicante is twinned wi:

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. "Villes jumelées avec la Ville de Nice" (in French). Ville de Nice. Archived frae the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 24 Juin 2013.
  2. Uzaklar Yakinlaşti - Sivas Twin Towns Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkis)