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Also known as Elx

Elche or (officially: / ) is a city and municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. With of 242,317 inhabitants as of 2024, it is the 3rd-most populated municipality in the region. It is part of the comarca of Baix Vinalopó.

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Elche is a city in southeastern Spain, located in the province of Alicante within the Valencian Community, with a population of 242,317 people as of 2024. It is the third-most populated municipality in its region and forms part of the comarca (regional subdivision) of Baix Vinalopó.

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Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Valencian Community
Settlement.name: Elche
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.official_name: /
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Elx.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escut d'Elx.svg
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 9
Settlement.mapframe point: none
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Elx / Elche
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Alacant / Alicante
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Baix Vinalopó
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Province of Alicante#Spain Valencia#Spain

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Official name: Elche
Demonym: ilicitana
Country: Spain
Located in: Baix Vinalopó
Continent: Europe
Official language: Catalan
Population: 245557
Area: 326.1
Elevation: 86
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Mediterranean Sea
Capital of: Baix Vinalopó
Shares border with: Santa Pola
Official website: www.elche.es
Image: Elx panoramica.jpg
Dialing code: 966 y 965
Patron saint: Agathangelus of Rome

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twinned administrative body: Oran
Commons category: Elx
postal code: 03320
topic's main category: Category:Elche
category for people born here: Category:Births in Elx
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Elche
category of associated people: Category:People from Elche
inception: 0500-00-00
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
female population: 117366
male population: 115151
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