San Vicente del Raspeig/Sant Vicent del Raspeig
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San Vicente del Raspeig/Sant Vicent del Raspeig | |||||
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Location | |||||
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Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) |
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General information | |||||
Native name | Sant Vicent del Raspeig (Valencian) | ||||
Spanish name | San Vicente del Raspeig | ||||
Administration | |||||
Country | Spain | ||||
Autonomous Community | Valencian Community | ||||
Province | Alicante | ||||
Comarca | Alacantí | ||||
Geography | |||||
Land Area | 40.55 km² | ||||
Altitude | 109 m AMSL | ||||
Population | |||||
Population | 47,706 (2006) | ||||
Density | 1,176 hab./km² (2006) |
San Vicente del Raspeig or Sant Vicent del Raspeig (in Valencian) is a municipality located in the comarca of Alacantí, in the province of Alicante, Spain, inside the metropolitan area of Alicante city. It has an area of 40.5 km2 and, according to the 2003 census, a total population of 42,647 inhabitants. The town motto is "Sequet pero sanet".
The city has many quarries of limestone that enable the existence of cement factories.
edit | Municipalities of Alacantí | |
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Agost | Aigües | Alacant/Alicante | Busot | El Campello | Mutxamel | Sant Joan d'Alacant | Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig | La Torre de les Maçanes/Torremanzanas | Xixona/Jijona |