Sant Joan d'Alacant
San Juan de Alicante
Town
Plaza de España
Plaza de España
Coat of arms of Sant Joan d'Alacant
Location of Sant Joan in the Valencian Community
Location of Sant Joan in the Valencian Community
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Valencian Community
ProvinceProvince of Alicante
ComarcaAlacantí
Government
  MayorJaime Albero Gabriel (PSOE)
Area
  Total9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi)
Elevation40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total23,518
  Density2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)santjoaner, -era (va)
sanjuanero/a (es)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
03550
Area code+34 (ES) + 96 (A)
Administrative Divisions1
Neighborhoods2
Websitewww.santjoandalacant.es

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

As of the census of 2005, the population was 19,711.

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.


38°24′05″N 0°26′12″W / 38.40139°N 0.43667°W / 38.40139; -0.43667


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