Province of Alicante

Spanish Choirs Bring Habaneras Competition to a Close as Jury Prepares Final Verdict

Community of Valencia Staff Reporter Staff Reporter -
Three Spanish choirs have brought the competition stage of Torrevieja’s 72nd International Habaneras and Polyphony Choral Contest to a close, leaving performers and audiences...

€13m Torrevieja Speeding Sting Hits over 72,000 Drivers on CV-905

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Speeding motorists paid a heavy price on Alicante’s roads during 2025, with traffic fines across the province reaching €28.7 million and one local speed...

Environmentalists demand closure of Guardamar’s 600-Stall Lemon Tree Market

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Environmental campaigners have urged the Valencian Government to reject an attempt to legalise a sprawling Sunday market that has operated without formal planning permission...

FAMILY’S HORROR AS ‘BARBARIC’ ORIHUELA COSTA KILLER WALKS FREE

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The family of a popular young Irish woman murdered in Cabo Roig more than 17 years ago have spoken of their anguish and alarm...

San Miguel GS at La Finca (22 July 2026)

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Fortunately, this week saw a welcome return to our weekly Stableford competition after the brutal Bogey Shield held on the 1st of the month....
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Alicante province is on the Mediterranean Sea in eastern Spain, on the southern part of the Valencian Community. It is home to the cities of Alicante, Elche, and Orihuela.

Alicante is bordered by the provinces of Murcia on the southwest, Albacete on the west, Valencia on the north, and the Mediterranean Sea and Costa Blanca (White Coast) on the east. The province is named after its capital, which is the city of Alicante.

Alicante ranks as the 5th most populous province in Spain after Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia. In 2018 it had a population of 1,838,819 inhabitants. The largest cities in the Alicante province in 2018 were Alicante (population of 334,757), Elche (population of 230,112), Torrevieja (population of 101,792), Orihuela (population of 86,164), Benidorm (population of 71,034), Alcoy (population of 61,552), Elda (population of 55,168), and San Vicente del Raspeig (population of 53,126).

This province has the largest ratio of foreigner population among all Spanish provinces. There are 446,368 foreigners registered in the province (and many more unregistered foreigners), which represents 23.6% of the total population. Of the 141 municipalities that make up the province, foreign population is above 25% in 54 municipalities, and above 50% in 19 municipalities. The municipalities with the largest concentration of foreign residents include San Fulgencio (80%), Rojales (74%), Benitatxell (69.8%), Algorfa (69.7%), Llíber (67%), Teulada (65.5%), Daya Vieja (64.4%); San Miguel de Salinas (64.3%), Calp (62.8%), Els Poblets (61.6%), Alcalalí (60.8%), Benijófar (58.5%), L’Alfàs del Pi (56.6%), Orba (55%), Xàbia (54%), Torrevieja (53.5%), Murla (52%), Fondó (51.7%), and Benidoleig (50%).