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Alicante province in the Community of Valencia. Map subdivided according to the historical divisions. Traditionally, Alicante province is divided into nine comarcas or comarques (in Valencian): Comtat: 28,391 inhabitants (2009); its capital is Cocentaina; textile industry and agriculture.
Alacant ( Spanish: Alicante) province is the fifth largest Spanish province by population with 1,750,000, and the second largest in the Valencian Community. It is on the south-east Mediterranean coast and the capital is the city of Alicante, a sea- port with a university.
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Map of Alicante (province) Coastal. 38.345 -0.492. 1 Alicante – the provincial capital and hub, boasting an attractive waterfront and buzzing nightlife. 38.6013 -0.0465. 2 Altea – a charming seaside town popular with tourists, which has retained much of its Spanish character. 38.541 -0.1229.
Alicante, provincia (province) in Valencia comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), southeastern Spain. It was formed in 1833 from parts of the historical provinces of Valencia and Murcia. The barren mountain terrain of the north and northwest stands in contrast to the densely populated southern.
The history of Alicante spans thousands of years. Alicante has been regarded as a strategic military location on the Mediterranean coast of Spain since ancient times. It is protected on the southwest by Cape Santa Pola and on the southeast by Cape Huerta.
Alicante is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Valencian Community. It is the second most populated Valencian province. Likewise, the second and third biggest cities in the Valencian Community are located in this province.
