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Torrevieja | |
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Coordinates: 37°58′40″N 0°41′0″W / 37.97778°N 0.68333°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
Province | Alicante |
Comarca | Vega Baja del Segura |
Judicial district | Torrevieja |
Founded | 19th century |
Government | |
• Mayor | José Manuel Dolón García (2015) (LV) |
Area | |
• Total | 71.44 km2 (27.58 sq mi) |
Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 82,599 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Torreviejan •torrevejense (es) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 03181 a 03188 |
Dialing code | 965 and 966 |
Official language(s) | Spanish |
Website | www |
Torrevieja (Spanish: [toreˈβjexa] ; Valencian: Torrevella [ˌtoreˈveʎa]) is a Mediterranean-seaside city and municipality on the Costa Blanca, in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, in southeastern Spain.
Torrevieja lies about 50 kilometres south of the city of Alicante and had a population of around 90.1k residents as of the 2011 census; the latest official estimate (2019) is 83.3k inhabitants.[2] Torrevieja was originally a salt-mining and fishing village, as it is located between the Mediterranean Sea and two large pink salt lakes known as Las Salinas de Torrevieja.