Alicante

Summary

Alicante is a municipality of Spain^[1]. Alicante ranks in the top 0.21% of municipality_of_spain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,985 views/month, #12 of 5,605).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alicante is located in Alacantí^[3].
• Alicante is located in Province of Alicante^[4].
• Alicante is in the country of Spain^[5].
• Alicante is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea^[6].
• Alicante's head of government is recorded as Luis Barcala^[7].
• Alicante is on the continent of Europe^[8].
• Alicante's instance of is recorded as municipality of Spain^[9].
• Alicante's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Alicante's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Alicante's instance of is recorded as municipality of the Valencian Community^[12].
• Alicante's official language is recorded as Catalan^[13].
• Alicante's official language is recorded as Spanish^[14].
• Alicante's currency is recorded as euro^[15].
• Alicante's shares border with is recorded as Agost^[16].
• Alicante's shares border with is recorded as Aigües^[17].
• Alicante's shares border with is recorded as Busot^[18].
• Alicante's shares border with is recorded as El Campello^[19].
• Alicante's shares border with is recorded as Elche^[20].
• Alicante's shares border with is recorded as Monforte del Cid^[21].
• Alicante's shares border with is recorded as Mutxamel^[22].
• Alicante's shares border with is recorded as Relleu^[23].
• Alicante's shares border with is recorded as Sant Joan d'Alacant^[24].
• Alicante's shares border with is recorded as San Vicente del Raspeig^[25].
• Alicante's shares border with is recorded as Tibi^[26].
• Alicante's shares border with is recorded as Xixona^[27].

Body

Founding

231 BC marks the founding of Alicante^[28].

Identity

Alicante is part of Q107553843^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Alicante include Alicante Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in Spain^[32], founded in 1967^[33].

Why It Matters

Alicante ranks in the top 0.21% of municipality_of_spain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,985 views/month, #12 of 5,605).^[2] Alicante has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Alicante is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Alicante include Alicante Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in Spain^[32], founded in 1967^[33].