Jijona / Xixona

Jijona (Spanish: [xiˈxona]) or Xixona (Valencian: [ʃiˈʃona]) is a town and municipality in the Valencian Community on the eastern coast of Spain.

Jijona / Xixona Jijona (Spanish) Xixona (Valencian)
Municipality
Jijona/Xixona
Coat of arms
Jijona / Xixona Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°32′21″N 0°30′29″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Alicante
Comarca	Alacantí
Judicial district	Sant Vicent del Raspeig
Government
• Alcalde	Isabel López (2015) (PSOE)
Area
• Total	163.76 km2 (63.23 sq mi)
Elevation	453 m (1,486 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	7,575
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	xixonenc(a) (Valencian) jijonenco/a (Spanish)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	03100
Official language(s)	Valencian and Spanish

Turrón

The town is famous for a type of soft nougat, known in Spanish as Turrón de Jijona and in Valencian as Torró de Xixona. This is mostly due to the extensive almond farming that has existed since the Moorish farmers originally cultivated the almond trees following the Islamic conquest of the Iberian Peninsula. Several factories produce turrón, which is all distributed for sale in December, although now they are trying to expand it during the other months.

This turrón is protected by European Union, through the IGP (Indicación Geográfica Protegida).^[1]

Fine and grainy turrón