Elche

Elche (Spaingie: [ˈeltʃe]) or Elx (Valencian: [ˈɛʎtʃ]) is a ceety locatit in the comarca o Baix Vinalopó, in the province o Alicante which, in turn, is a pairt o the Valencie Commonty, Spain. Accordin tae the 2008 census, Elche haes a population o some 228,300 inhabitants (cried il·licitans in Valencie an ilicitanos in Spaingie), rankin as the third maist populatit ceety in the Valencie (efter Valencia an Alicante) an the 20t lairgest Spaingie ceety.

Elche Elche / Elx
Municipality
Altamira Castle an panoramic view o Elche
Banner Coat airms
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Coordinates: 38°16′1″N 0°41′54″W
Kintra	Spain
Autonomous commonty	Valencian Commonty
Province	Alicante
Comarca	Bajo Vinalopó
Judicial destrict	Elche
Foondit	Iberian settlement; 5t century BC
Govrenment
• Alcalde (Mayor)	Javier González Serna (2015) (PSPV-PSOE)
Area
• Total	326.10 km2 (125.91 sq mi)
Elevation	86 m (282 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	230,625
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ilicitano, ilicitana
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	03200-03299
Dialin code	966 - 965
Offeecial leid(s)	Spaingie an Valencian
Website	Offeecial Wabsteid Offeecial tourism Wabsteid

Pairt o the municipality is coastal but the main ceety is some 11 km (6.8 mile) frae the Mediterranean Sea. A sma creek cried Vinalopó flows through the ceety splittin it in twa pairts.

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