Province o Alicante
Alicante (Spaingie: [aliˈkante]) or Alacant (Valencian: [alaˈkant]) is a province o eastren Spain, in the soothren pairt o the Valencie Commonty. It is bordered bi the provinces o Murcie on the soothwast, Albacete on the wast, Valencia on the north, an the Mediterranean Sea on the east. The province is namit efter its caipital, the ceety o Alicante.
Alicante Alacant/Alicante | |
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 Coat airms | |
 Map o Spain wi Alicante heichlichtit | |
| Coordinates: 38°30′N 0°30′W / 38.500°N 0.500°WCoordinates: 38°30′N 0°30′W / 38.500°N 0.500°W | |
| Kintra | Spain |
| Autonomous commonty | Valencie Commonty |
| Caipital | Alicante |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5816.5 km2 (2,245.8 sq mi) |
| Area rank | Rankit 41st |
| 1.16% of Spain | |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1,917,012 |
| • Rank | Rankit 4th |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| 4.10% of Spain | |
| Demonym(s) | alacantí, alacantina (Valencian) alicantino, alicantina (Spainyie) |
| Offeecial leid(s) | Spainyie an Valencie |
| Pairlament | Cortes Generales |
| Website | ladipu.com |