Sant Joan d'Alacant explained

Sant Joan d'Alacant
Native Name:San Juan de Alicante
Settlement Type:Town
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Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Sant Joan in Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name2:Province of Alicante
Subdivision Name3:Alacantí
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Party:Independent
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Santiago Román Gomez
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:9.64
Elevation Footnotes:(AMSL)
Elevation M:40
Population As Of:2023
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:25,275
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:santjoaner, -era (va)
sanjuanero/a (es)
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:03550
Area Code:+34 (ES) + 96 (A)
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Sant Joan d'Alacant (pronounced as /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 register of 2023, the population is 25,275.

Notes and References

  1. News: SER . Cadena . Santiago Román justifica mantenerse como alcalde no adscrito: "Entrar ahora en ese debate lo vemos absurdo" . 18 April 2024 . Cadena SER . 12 April 2023 . es-ES.
  2. Web site: Entidades Locales . ssweb.seap.minhap.es . 17 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute) . ine.es . 17 April 2024.