Elche
city in Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
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Summary
Elche is a municipality of the Valencian Community[1]. Elche draws 5,664 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of the valencian community category, ranking #42 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Province of Alicante[3], Baix Vinalopó[4]
- Country: Spain[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mediterranean Sea[6]
- Head of government: Pablo Ruz Villanueva[7]
- Continent: Europe[8]
- Capital: Elche City[9]
- Official language: Valencian[10]
- Shares border with: Alicante[11], Aspe[12], Crevillent[13], Dolores[14], Guardamar del Segura[15], Monforte del Cid[16], San Fulgencio[17], Santa Pola[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Toulouse[19], Jaca[20], Subotica[21], San Bartolomé de Tirajana[22], Kasukabe[23], Boltaña[24], Monzón[25], Oran[26]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Elx[27]
- Postal code: 03201–03208[28], 03293[29], 03139[30], 03194–03195[31], 03290–03296[32], 03320[33]
- Commons category: Elx[34]
- Patron saint: Agathangelus of Rome[35], Assumption of Mary[36]
- Local dialing code: 966 y 965[37]
- Inception: 500 BC[38]
- Significant event: Siege of Elche[39]
- Official website: http://www.elche.es[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Elche[41]
- Population: 230,224[42], 230,587[43], 230,354[44], 230,822[45], 230,112[46], 228,348[47], 222,422[48], 219,032[49], 215,137[50], 209,439[51], 207,163[52], 201,731[53], 198,190[54], 228,647[55]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Elche include Alicante Airport[56], an international airport[57], in Spain[58], founded in 1967[59] and Mystery Play of Elche[60], a liturgical drama[61], in Spain[62].
Why It Matters
Elche has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Elche is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Elche include Alicante Airport[56], an international airport[57], in Spain[58], founded in 1967[59] and Mystery Play of Elche[60], a liturgical drama[61], in Spain[62].