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Sant Joan d'Alacant

Sant Joan d'Alacant
San Juan de Alicante
Plaça d'Espanya
Plaça d'Espanya
Coat of arms of Sant Joan d'Alacant
Map
Location of Sant Joan d'Alacant
Sant Joan d'Alacant is located in Province of Alicante
Sant Joan d'Alacant
Sant Joan d'Alacant
Location within Province of Alicante
Sant Joan d'Alacant is located in Valencian Community
Sant Joan d'Alacant
Sant Joan d'Alacant
Location within Valencian Community
Sant Joan d'Alacant is located in Spain
Sant Joan d'Alacant
Sant Joan d'Alacant
Location within Spain
Coordinates: 38°24′05″N 0°26′12″W / 38.40139°N 0.43667°W / 38.40139; -0.43667
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Valencian Community
Province Alacant / Alicante
ComarcaAlacantí
Entities
2 entitats
Government
 • Alcalde (Mayor)Santiago Román Gomez (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi)
Elevation40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2023)[3]
 • Total
25,275
 • Density2,620/km2 (6,790/sq mi)
Demonyms• santjoaner, -a (Val.)
• sanjuanero, -a (Sp.)
Official language(s)
Linguistic areaValencian
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
03550
Area code+34 (ES) + 96 (A)
Websitewww.santjoandalacant.es

Sant Joan d'Alacant,[a] in Valencian (known in Spanish as San Juan de Alicante),[b] or simply Sant Joan (or San Juan), is a town and municipality belonging to Alicante (Alacant) metropolitan area, in the southeast of Valencian Community, Spain. It is the geographic centre 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 Elche (Elx). It comprises two zones: the town of Sant Joan (Sant Joan Poble) and Benimagrell, which is now joined through its urban expansion.

As of the register of 2023, the population is 25,275.[3]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Pronunciation of Sant Joan d'Alacant:
    Valencian: [ˌsaɲ dʒuˈan dalaˈkant]
  2. ↑ Pronunciation of San Juan de Alicante:
    Spanish: [saŋ xwan de aliˈkante]

References

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  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. 1 2 "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". ine.es. Retrieved 17 April 2024.