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Orihuela

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Also known as Oriola

Orihuela () is a city and municipality located at the foot of the Sierra de Orihuela mountains in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain. The city is in one of the few Spanish-speaking areas of the Valencian Community.

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Orihuela is a city located in the province of Alicante in southeastern Spain, positioned at the base of the Sierra de Orihuela mountains. It is notable as one of the few areas in the Valencian Community where Spanish is spoken rather than Valencian.

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Orihuela
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Municipality
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Conjunto histórico de Orihuela.jpg
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Bandera d'Oriola (anvers).png
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no
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Coat of arms of Orihuela.svg
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Muy noble, leal y siempre fiel ciudad de Orihuela (English: Very noble, loyal and always faithful city of Orihuela)
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Location of Orihuela
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Spain Province of Alicante#Spain Valencia#Spain
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left
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Country
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Spain
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Autonomous community
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Valencian Community
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Province
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Alicante
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Vega Baja del Segura

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Official name
Orihuela
Demonym
oriolana
Population
84560
Area
365.44
Elevation
23
Official website
www.orihuela.es
Image
Ajuntament i església de les santes Justa i Rufina (Oriola).JPG
Licence plate code
A
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native label
Oriola
Commons category
Orihuela
postal code
03315
Commons gallery
Orihuela
female population
39054
male population
38360
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entropy
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  • History
  • City and suburbs
  • Economy
  • Main sights
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
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Orihuela () is a city and municipality located at the foot of the Sierra de Orihuela mountains in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain. The city is in one of the few Spanish-speaking areas of the Valencian Community.

The city of Orihuela had a population of 33,943 inhabitants at the beginning of 2013. The municipality has an area of 367.19 km2, and stretches all the way down to the Mediterranean coast, west of Torrevieja, and had a total population of 92,000 inhabitants at the beginning of 2013. This includes not only the city of Orihuela, but also the coastal tourist development hub (urbanización turística) of Dehesa de Campoamor with 33,277 inhabitants (2013) and a few other villages.

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