Torrevieja
Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Torrevieja | |
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Coordinates: 37°58′40″N 0°41′0″W | |
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 |
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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.