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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.
Coordinates: 38°20′43″N 0°28′59″W. Alicante [a] ( Valencian: Alacant) [b] is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 as of 2020, the second-largest in the Valencian Community. [5] [c] Toponymy.
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Area 2,246 square miles (5,817 square km). Pop. (2007 est.) 1,825,264. 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.
Alicante. Type: province of Spain with 1,840,000 residents. Description: province in Spain. Neighbors: Valencia. Category: electoral unit. Location: Valencian Community, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude of center. 38.5° or 38° 30' north.
38°21′18″N 0°24′22″W. 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.
The first settlements in the Alicante area were made by Iberian tribes. Since then it has been inhabited successively by Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Goths, Moors, and Spaniards. Some of the earliest settlements were made on the slopes of Mount Benacantil, where the Santa Bárbara Castle stands today. As a part of the Roman province of Hispania ...
Alicante ( Valencian: Alacant) 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 ( Alicante and Elche, respectively) are located in this province. Quick Facts Alicante Provincia de Alicante ...
