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Alicante or (officially: / ) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. With a population of 358,608 as of 2024, it is the 2nd-largest city in the Valencian Community and the 10th-largest in Spain.
Alicante is a major port city on Spain's Mediterranean coast and the capital of the Alicante province, located in the Valencian Community. With nearly 360,000 residents, it ranks as the second-largest city in its region and tenth-largest in Spain, making it an important urban and commercial hub.
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- Alicante
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- Autonomous Community
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- Valencian Community
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- Official name
- Alicante
- Demonym
- alicantini
- Population
- 366221
- Area
- 201.27
- Elevation
- 3
- Official website
- www.alicante.es
- Image
- Vista de Alicante, España, 2014-07-04, DD 49.JPG
- Dialing code
- 965
- Licence plate code
- A
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- Alicante
- postal code
- 03000–03016
- inception
- 0231-00-00
- social media followers
- 26371
- Commons gallery
- Alicante - Alacant
- native label
- Alacant
- female population
- 172696
- male population
- 162191
- catalog code
- 188
- P12749
- Alfa Romeo 159
- number of viewers/listeners
- 1112444
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- Notes
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Alicante or (officially: / ) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. With a population of 358,608 as of 2024, it is the 2nd-largest city in the Valencian Community and the 10th-largest in Spain.
Together with Elche (Elx) and other municipalities, Alicante forms a conurbation of nearly 1 million inhabitants.
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