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Callosa d'En Sarrià

Callosa d'en Sarrià
Municipality
Coat of arms of Callosa d'en Sarrià[1]
Coat of arms
Callosa d'en Sarrià[1] is located in Spain
Callosa d'en Sarrià[1]
Callosa d'en Sarrià
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°39′5″N 0°7′22″W / 38.65139°N 0.12278°W / 38.65139; -0.12278Coordinates: 38°39′5″N 0°7′22″W / 38.65139°N 0.12278°W / 38.65139; -0.12278
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Valencian Community
Province Alicante
Comarca Marina Baixa
Judicial district Villajoyosa
Government
 • Alcalde Juan Bautista Saval Ferrando (2007) (PP)
Area
 • Total 34.66 km2 (13.38 sq mi)
Elevation 247 m (810 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 7,888
 • Density 230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Callosí, callosina
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 03510
Official language(s) Valencian
Website Official website

Callosa d'en Sarrià (Valencian: [kaˈʎoza ðen sariˈa] is a Valencian town and municipality located in the comarca of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Spain, lying in the valley of the river Guadalest, 50 km from the city of Alicante. Callosa d'en Sarrià has an area of 24.8 km² and, according to the 2003 census, a total population of 8,060 inhabitants. The economy of Callosa is chiefly based on tourism and agriculture: it is the main producer of loquat in Spain. The most important monuments in the town are the Catholic archpriestal church of Sant Joan Baptista (Saint John), built in the 18th century, and the Fortress of Bèrnia, built in the 17th century at the top of a nearby mountain to defend the city from pirates and Moriscos.

The rivers Guadalest and Algar cross the town, which is surrounded by the mountains of Aitana, Bèrnia and Xortà. It has a Mediterranean climate with temperatures averaging 17° C in January, with a high of 24° C in summer and a low of 9.5° C in winter.

Callosa is located 10 km from the coast at the intersection on the C-3318 that connects Benidorm with Pego and the road from Benidorm to Alcoi through Guadalest. From Alicante, Callosa may be reached via the AP-7 or the N-332 in Benidorm, then by the CV-70 and then by the CV-715 in La Nucia.


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