Province of Alicante
Province of Alicante
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Coat of arms | |
Map of Spain with Alicante highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 38°30′N 0°30′W / 38.500°N 0.500°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
| Capital | Alicante |
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| • President | César Sánchez Pérez (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,818.30 km2 (2,246.46 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 41st in Spain |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 2,033,566 |
| • Rank | 4th in Spain |
| • Density | 349.512/km2 (905.232/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | alicantino,-na (es) alacantí, -ina (va) |
| Official language(s) | Valencian and Spanish |
| Parliament | Cortes Generales |
The Province of Alicante (/ˌælɪˈkænti/, also UK: /-teɪ/, US: /ˌælɪˈkɑːnti, ˌɑːl-/; (Spanish: Provincia de Alicante, pronounced [aliˈkante], Valencian: Província d'Alacant, pronounced [alaˈkant]) is a province located in eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Valencian Community. It is the 2nd most populated Valencian province, containing the second and third biggest cities in the Valencian Community—Alicante (also known in Valencian as Alacant) and Elche (Elx), respectively. With a population of 2,033,566, it is the 4th most populated Spanish province as well.
Alicante is bordered by the provinces of Murcia on the southwest, Albacete on the west, Valencia on the north, and the Mediterranean Sea on the east. The province is named after its capital, the city of Alicante.