Alicante Province facts for kids
Alacant (Spanish: Alicante) province is the fifth largest Spanish province by population with 1,750,000, and the second largest in the Valencian Community. It is on the south-east Mediterranean coast and the capital is the city of Alicante, a sea- port with a University. It is a commercial city with monuments like Sainte Barbra Castle. Other important cities are Elche, 215,000 with palms trees and its important shoe industry; Torrevieja, 100,000, tourist centre with the world-famous Habaneras contest; Orihuela, 75,000, agricultural important center; Benidorm, 67,000, the Mediterranean Manhattan; Alcoi, 60,000; textile center, and Elda, 55,000, shoes industry.
The most important river is the Segura, in the south, which provides the water to Alicante, Elche, Torrevieja, Orihuela and other cities. There are others like Vinalopo, Serpis, Amadorio, Ravine of the Sheeps and Monnegre.
The biggest mountain is Aitana, and other mountains are Mariola, Puig Bell, Maigmo and Gold Head, near Alicante. In the coast there are islands, the most important is Tabarca, and other is the Benidorm island. An important coast success is the Penon of Ifach, in Calpe.
The activities in Alicante province are tourism, industry (shoes, carpets, plays, dolls, textiles) and modern agriculture of regadium (oranges, lemons, tomatoes, almonds, wine). There are two universities: University of Alicante and University of Michael Hernandez.
Images for kids
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Main towns in Alicante province
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Physical map of Alicante province
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Alicante province in the Community of Valencia. Map subdivided according to the historical divisions.
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La Mare de Déu del Consol in Altea
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Montgó massif from Cap de Sant Antoni, Xàbia
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The Castle in Dénia
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The Castle in Moraira
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Beachfront in Villajoyosa
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View of the Ifach atoll in Calp
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The Esplanade of Spain promenade in Alicante
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The Cathedral in Orihuela
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The Guadalest Reservoir
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The Aitana, the highest peak of Alicante's Prebaetic System
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The Maigmó Peak
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The touristic town of Guadalest
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Barranc del Sinc in the Serra Mariola.
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Font Roja shrine.
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Paradise Beach in Villajoyosa.
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See also
In Spanish: Provincia de Alicante para niños
