Torrevieja

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Torrevieja
Municipality
Beach promenade in Torrevieja
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Torrevieja
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Coordinates: 37°58′40″N 0°41′0″W / 37.97778°N 0.68333°W / 37.97778; -0.68333
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.es

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.