Province of Alicante

Alicante Provincia de Alicante (Spanish) Província d'Alacant (Valencian)
Province
Province of Alicante
Coat of arms
Map of Spain with Alicante highlighted
Coordinates: 38°30′N 0°30′W / 38.500°N 0.500°W / 38.500; -0.500
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Capital	Alicante
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	alacantí, -ina (va) alicantino,-na (es)
Official language(s)	Spanish and Valencian
Parliament	Cortes Generales

Alicante^[a] (Valencian: Alacant)^[b] 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.

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