Alicante
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.
Alicante Alicante/Alacant | |
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Ceety | |
 View o the harbour wi the Castle o Santa Bárbara in the backgrund | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
 Location o Alicante in the Valencian Commonty | |
  Alicante Location o Alicante in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 38°20′43″N 0°28′59″W / 38.34528°N 0.48306°WCoordinates: 38°20′43″N 0°28′59″W / 38.34528°N 0.48306°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous Commonty |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Province o Alicante |
| Comarca | Alacantí |
| Foondit | 324 BC |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Sonia Castedo (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 201.27 km2 (77.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation (AMSL) | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 328,648 |
| • Rank | 11 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | alacantí, -ina (va) alicantino/a (es) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 03000 - 03016 |
| Area code(s) | +34 (ES) + 96 (A) |
| Admeenistrative Diveesions | 8 |
| Neighborhuids | 42 |
| Website | www.alacant.es |
Internaitional relations
eeditTwin touns – sister ceeties
eeditAlicante is twinned wi:
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References
eedit- ↑ "Villes jumelées avec la Ville de Nice" (in French). Ville de Nice. Archived frae the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 24 Juin 2013.
- ↑ Uzaklar Yakinlaşti - Sivas Twin Towns Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkis)