Alacant

Alicante Alicante/Alacant
City
View of the harbour with the Castle of Santa Bárbara in the background
Flag Coat of arms
Alicante Location of Alicante within Spain
Coordinates: 38°20′43″N 0°28′59″W / 38.34528°N 0.48306°W / 38.34528; -0.48306Coordinates: 38°20′43″N 0°28′59″W / 38.34528°N 0.48306°W / 38.34528; -0.48306
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Valencian Community
Province	Province of Alicante
Comarca	Alacantí
Founded	324 BC
Government
• Mayor	Gabriel Echávarri (PSOE)
Area
• Total	201.27 km2 (77.71 sq mi)
Elevation (AMSL)	3 m (10 ft)
Population (2015)
• Total	328,648
• Rank	11
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	alacantí, -ina (va) alicantino/a (es)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	03000–03016
Area code(s)	+34 (ES) + 96 (A)
Administrative Divisions	8
Neighborhoods	42
Website	www.alacant.es

Alicante (/ˌælᵻˈkæntiˌ -teɪ/, Spanish: [aliˈkante]), or Alacant (Valencian: [alaˈkant]), both the Spanish and Valencian being official names, is a city and port in Spain on the Costa Blanca, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 328,648, estimated as of 2015^[update], ranking as the second-largest Valencian city. Including nearby municipalities, the Alicante conurbation had 452,462 residents. The population of the metropolitan area (including Elche and satellite towns) was 757,085 as of 2014^[update] estimates, ranking as the eighth-largest metropolitan area of Spain.