Callosa de Segura

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Callosa de Segura
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 38°7′21″N 0°52′47″W / 38.12250°N 0.87972°W / 38.12250; -0.87972
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Alicante
Comarca	Vega Baja del Segura
Judicial district	Callosa de Segura
Government
• Mayor	Francisco José Maciá Serna (PSPV-PSOE)
Area
• Total	25 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	18,864
• Density	750/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Callosinos
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	03360-03365
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website

Callosa de Segura (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈʎosa ðe seˈɣuɾa]) is a municipality in the comarca of Vega Baja del Segura in the Valencian Community, Spain. It contains the historic monument of the Church of St Martin.

Callosa de Segura is a traditional Spanish-speaking town located north-west of Orihuela. It can be reached via the A-7 (E15) motorway, junction 79, or from the AP-7 motorway, junction 733 and is situated just 30 minutes from Alicante and Murcia airports and 30 minutes from Guardamar beach.

The town is dominated by the Sierra de Callosa mountains standing behind it, and some of the houses of the town creep up the side of the mountain together with various crops high up on terraced slopes.