Sant Joan d'Alacant

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Sant Joan d'Alacant San Juan de Alicante
Town
Plaza de EspañaPlaza de España
Coat of arms of Sant Joan d'AlacantCoat of arms
Location of Sant Joan in the Valencian CommunityLocation of Sant Joan in the Valencian Community
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Valencian Community
ProvinceProvince of Alicante
ComarcaAlacantí
Government
 • MayorSantiago Román Gomez (Ind.)
Area
 • Total9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi)
Elevation(AMSL)40 m (130 ft)
Population (2023)
 • Total25,275
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s)santjoaner, -era (va)
sanjuanero/a (es)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code03550
Area code+34 (ES) + 96 (A)
Administrative Divisions1
Neighborhoods2
Websitewww.santjoandalacant.es

Sant Joan d'Alacant (Valencian pronunciation: ) or San Juan de Alicante (in Spanish) is a municipality belonging to Alicante metropolitan area, in the southeast of Valencian Community, Spain. It is the geographic center of the Old Garden of Alicante. Its limits are with the settled areas of Alicante (7 km), Mutxamel (1 km) and El Campello (3 km). It is within the Alicante metropolitan area and shares the same fire department and metro services. Its population growth is due to its function as a bedroom community, as well as in recent years, its isolation from tourist areas, its cultural and academic activities, and because has part of the campus of the University Miguel Hernández of Elx/Elche. It comprises two zones: the town of Sant Joan and Benimagrell, which is now joined through its urban expansion.

As of the register of 2023, the population is 25,275.

References

  1. ^ SER, Cadena (12 April 2023). "Santiago Román justifica mantenerse como alcalde no adscrito: "Entrar ahora en ese debate lo vemos absurdo"". Cadena SER (in European Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Entidades Locales". ssweb.seap.minhap.es. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". ine.es. Retrieved 17 April 2024.


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