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Alicante

city in Valencian Community, Spain
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Alicante is a place located in Spain [1]. It was established in 231 BC [2]. The official languages spoken there are Catalan and Spanish [3][4].

The head of government is Luis Barcala [5]. As of 2025, the population is 366k [6]. The area covers 201.3 .

The time zone is UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00 [7].

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Alacantí[3], Province of Alicante[4]
  • Country: Spain[5]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Mediterranean Sea[6]
  • Head of government: Luis Barcala[7]
  • Continent: Europe[8]
  • Instance of: city[9], big city[10], municipality of the Valencian Community[11]
  • Official language: Catalan[12], Spanish[13]
  • Currency: euro[14]
  • Shares border with: Agost[15], Aigües[16], Busot[17], El Campello[18], Elche[19], Monforte del Cid[20], Mutxamel[21], Relleu[22], Sant Joan d'Alacant[23], San Vicente del Raspeig[24], Tibi[25], Xixona[26]
  • Flag: flag of Alacant[27]
  • Twinned administrative body: Herzliya[28], Nice[29], Carloforte[30], Matanzas[31], Oran[32], Riga[33], Toyooka[34], Wenzhou[35], León[36], Esmeraldas[37]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Alicante/Alacant[38]
  • Postal code: 03000–03016[39]
  • Part of: l'Alacantí[40]
  • Commons category: Alicante[41]
  • Licence plate code: A[42]
  • Patron saint: Saint Nicholas[43], Virgin of Los Remedios[44]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[45], UTC+02:00[46]
  • Local dialing code: 966[47], 965[48]
  • Has part(s): Pla de la Vallonga[49]
  • Catalog code: 188[50]
  • Inception: 231 BC[51]
  • Significant event: Siege of Alicante[52], Second Siege of Alicante[53]
  • Official website: https://www.alicante.es/[54]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Alicante[55]

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Physical Characteristics

Population counts include 335,050[56], 334,678[57], 334,329[58], 334,418[59], 334,757[60], and 331,750[61].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Alicante include Alicante Airport[62], an international airport[63], in Spain[64], founded in 1967[65].

Why It Matters

Alicante has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Alicante is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]

Entities named for Alicante include Alicante Airport[62], an international airport[63], in Spain[64], founded in 1967[65].

Related Entities

Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research Angel P del Pobil Aurelia Bustos Moreno Carloforte city Cristhian Mosquera euro From The Bench Digital Entertainment Héctor García Iñaki Peña Interuniversity Institute of Valencian Philology José Antonio Primo de Rivera José M Azorín Matanzas Miguel Hernández Nuria Oliver Peter Paul Rubens Saint Nicholas Spain The Impossible Uber

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  31. [34] ↑ . alicanteblog.es. alicanteblog.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . Información. ayuntamiento-espana.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . Register of Local Entities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  54. [56] ↑ . Municipal Register of Spain 2013. wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . Municipal Register of Spain 2012. wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . Municipal Register of Spain 2011. wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . Municipal Register of Spain 2010. wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . Municipal Register of Spain 2009. wikidata.org.
  59. [61] ↑ . Municipal Register of Spain 2008. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [66] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [67] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Kontributor 2K · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Located in time zone → UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
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