Pilar de la Horadada
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Pilar de la Horadada (Spanish pronunciation: [piˈlaɾ ðe la oɾaˈðaða]) is a town and district in the Province of Alicante, in the southeast of Spain. Located 66 km south of Alicante, the city is the southernmost of the Valencian Community, only 1 km north of the regional border (with the Province of Murcia).
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Pilar de la Horadada | |
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Motto(s): Mar y Montaña (Sea and Mountains) | |
Coordinates: 37°52′N 0°47′W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
Province | Alicante |
Comarca | Vega Baja del Segura |
Judicial district | Orihuela |
Government | |
• Alcalde | José Fidel Ros (2012) José María Perez (2019-) (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 78.10 km2 (30.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 21,418 |
• Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
Demonym | Pilareño -a |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 03190-03191-03192 |
Official language(s) | Spanish |
Website | Official website |
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The town and its neighbouring villages (Pinar de Campoverde and Torre de la Horadada) are home to thousands of British, German and northern European expatriates. San Javier Airport (Murcia) is within close proximity.