Xàbia
municipality in Spain
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Summary
Xàbia is a municipality of Spain[1]. Xàbia ranks in the top 1% of municipality of spain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,218 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Marina Alta[3], Province of Alicante[4]
- Country: Spain[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mediterranean Sea[6]
- Head of government: Jose Francisco Chulvi Español[7]
- Continent: Europe[8]
- Instance of: municipality of the Valencian Community[9]
- Official language: Catalan[10]
- Shares border with: Dénia[11], el Poble Nou de Benitatxell[12], Teulada[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Palmela[14], Thiviers[15]
- Coat of arms: Escut de Xàbia[16]
- Postal code: 03730[17], 03738[18], 03739[19]
- Part of: Mancomunitat Comarcal Marina Alta[20]
- Commons category: Xàbia[21]
- Licence plate code: A[22]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[23], UTC+02:00[24]
- Catalog code: 180[25]
- Significant event: 2016 Javea forest fire[26]
- Official website: http://va.ajxabia.com/[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Xàbia[28]
- Commons gallery: Xàbia[29]
- Population: 33,149[30], 32,983[31], 32,469[32], 31,909[33], 31,593[34], 31,140[35], 29,923[36], 29,279[37], 28,242[38], 26,649[39], 28,493[40], 26,368[41], 24,645[42], 29,067[43]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Jávea[44]
- Official name: Xàbia[45], Jávea[46]
- Category for people born here: Q8077461[47]
- Category for people who died here: Q44825662[48]
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Physical Characteristics
Xàbia covers an area of 68.59 km²[49]. Xàbia sits at an elevation of 12 m[50].
Why It Matters
Xàbia has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Xàbia is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]