Province of Alicante

Three arrested over five Marina Alta laundrette robberies

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Three people have been arrested over five break-ins at self-service laundrettes in the Marina Alta, where more than €4,000 was stolen and significant damage...

Zenia Boulevard Turns Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Weekend

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Two charity events combining music, sport and community activities will take place at the Orihuela Costa shopping centre on October 17 and 18. Zenia Boulevard...

Four Arrested Over 41 Fake Rental Scams in €53,000 Fraud

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Four people have been arrested in Alicante over an alleged online rental fraud that affected 41 victims across Spain and caused losses of almost...

Alicante-Elche Airport Closes in on Passenger Record After Passing 16.8 Million

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Alicante-Elche Airport handled more than 16.8 million passengers in the first nine months of the year, putting it on course to surpass its annual...

Toddler Found wandering along Road After Allegedly Escaping Municipal Nursery

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A two-year-old boy was found walking alone in the street after leaving San Isidro’s municipal nursery without staff noticing, according to a complaint filed...
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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%).