Province of Alicante
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 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Spain with Alicante highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 38°30′N 0°30′W / 38.500°N 0.500°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Capital |  Alicante / Alacant |
| Government | |
| • President | César Sánchez Pérez (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,816.5 km2 (2,245.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 41st |
| 1.16% of Spain | |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 1,838,819[1] |
| • Rank | Ranked 5th |
| 3.98% of Spain | |
| Demonyms | alicantino,-na (es) alacantí, -ina (va) |
| Official language(s) | Spanish and Valencian |
| Parliament | Cortes Generales |
Alicante (/ˌælɪˈkænti/, also UK: /-teɪ/,[2] US: /ˌælɪˈkɑːnti, ˌɑːl-/;[3] Spanish: [aliˈkante]; Valencian: Alacant [alaˈkant]; officially: Alicante / Alacant) is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Valencian Community. It is the second most populated Valencian province. Likewise, the second and third biggest cities in the Valencian Community—Alicante and Elche, respectively—are located in this province.
Alicante is bordered by the provinces of Murcia on the southwest, Albacete on the west, Valencia on the north, and the Mediterranean Sea on the east. The province is named after its capital, the city of Alicante (also known in Valencian as Alacant).
- ^ Population Figures referring to Municipal Register 1 January 2015 - Instituto Nacional de Estadística
- ^ "Alicante". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2021-07-16.
- ^ "Alicante". Lexico UK English Dictionary US English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2021-07-16.