Alicante

Alicante

**Alacant**
Alicante Alacant
City and municipality
	Alacant / Alicante (official)
	View of the harbour with the Castle of Santa Bárbara in the foreground Explanada de España Gran Sol Co-cathedral Casa Carbonell City hall Beach of El Postiguet
	Flag Coat of arms
	Interactive map of Alicante
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	Coordinates: 38°20′43″N 0°28′59″W / 38.34528°N 0.48306°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Valencian Community
Province	Alacant / Alicante
Comarca	Alacantí
Founded	324 BC
Entities of population	12 entitats de població Alacant / Alicante; El Rebolledo; Santa Faz (Santa Faç); Cañada del Fenollar (Canyada del Fenollar); La Alcoraya (L'Alcoraia); El Bacarot; Fontcalent; Isla Plana or Nueva Tabarca (Illa Plana or Nova Tabarca); Verdegàs; Pla de la Vallonga; Moralet; Valle del Sol;
Government
• Alcalde (Mayor)	Luis Barcala (PP)
Area
• Total	201.27 km2 (77.71 sq mi)
Elevation (AMSL)	3 m (9.8 ft)
Population (2024)
• Total	358,608
• Rank	10th in Spain
• Density	1,781.7/km2 (4,614.6/sq mi)
Demonyms	• alacantí, -ina (Val.) ; • alicantino/a (Sp.)
Official language(s)	Valencian; Spanish;
Linguistic area	Valencian (in decline)
GDP
• Metro	€34.014 billion (2020)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	03000–03016
Area code	+34 (ES) + 96 (A)
Climate	BSh
Website	www.alicante.es

Alicante or Alacant (officially: Alacant / Alicante) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. With a population of 358,608 as of 2024, it is the 2nd-largest city in the Valencian Community and the 10th-largest in Spain.

Together with Elche (Elx) and other municipalities, Alicante forms a conurbation of nearly 1 million inhabitants.