La Nucia

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La Nucia La Nucía (Spanish)
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 38°37′2″N 0°7′23″W / 38.61722°N 0.12306°W / 38.61722; -0.12306
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Alicante
Comarca	Marina Baja
Government
• Mayor	Bernabé Cano García (PP)
Area
• Total	21.36 km2 (8.25 sq mi)
Elevation	226 m (741 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	18,242
• Density	850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Website	http://www.lanucia.es/

La Nucia (Valencian pronunciation: [la nuˈsi.a]; Spanish: La Nucía) is a municipality in the comarca of Marina Baixa, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain. It borders the municipalities of Altea, Callosa d'En Sarrià, Benidorm, Polop and L'Alfàs del Pi.

La Nucia is located in a fruit valley between Benidorm and Callosa d'En Sarrià, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the coast of Altea. The urban center is on a promontory overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, 51 kilometres (32 mi) north of Alicante and 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Benidorm.

The municipality includes the following housing estates: Barranco Hondo, Coloma, Bello Horizonte, Panorama, and El Tossal.