La Nucia
La Nucia
La Nucía | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
La Nucia Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 38°37′2″N 0°7′23″W / 38.61722°N 0.12306°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
| Province | Alicante |
| Comarca | Marina Baixa |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Bernabé Cano García (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.36 km2 (8.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 226 m (741 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
• Total | 19,121 |
| • Official language(s) | |
| Demonym(s) | nucier, -a (Val.) nuciero, -a (Sp.) |
| Website | http://www.lanucia.es/ |
La Nucia (Valencian: [la nuˈsi.a]; Spanish: La Nucía [la nuˈθi.a]) is a municipality in the comarca of Marina Baixa, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain. It borders the municipalities of Altea, Callosa d'en Sarrià, Benidorm, Polop and L'Alfàs del Pi.
La Nucia is located in a fruit valley between Benidorm and Callosa d'en Sarrià, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the coast of Altea. The urban center is on a promontory overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, 51 kilometres (32 mi) north of Alicante and 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Benidorm.
The municipality includes the following housing estates: Barranco Hondo, Coloma, Bello Horizonte, Panorama, and El Tossal.