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Elx

Postal Code: 
03302
Population: 
230,587
2012
Town Hall: 
[+34] 966658000
Local Police: 
[+34] 965458981
Guardia Civil [Emergency]: 
062
Health Centre: 
[+34] 966913150
Fiestas

2nd week of August : Virgen de la Asunción + Moros y Cristianos

Elche  or Elx  is a city located in the comarca of Baix Vinalopó, in the Alicante province which, in turn, is a part of the Valencian Community, Spain. According to the 2008 census, Elche has a population of some 228,300 inhabitants (called il·licitans in Valencian and ilicitanos in Spanish), ranking as the third most populated city in the Valencian Community (after Valencia and Alicante) and the 20th largest Spanish city.

Part of the municipality is coastal but the main city is some 11 km (6.8 mi) from the Mediterranean Sea. A small creek called Vinalopó flows through the city splitting it in two parts.

Places of Interest: 
  • Palmeral of Elche
  • Museo Arqueológico y de Historia de Elche (MAHE)
  • Museo de la Festa
  • Museo del Palmeral
  • Centro de Cultura Tradicional Museo Escolar de Pusol
  • Misterio de Elche
  • Centro de visitantes en el Parque Municipal,
  • Centro de Exposiciones de la Lonjas
  • Baños Árabes, que se encuentran en interior del Convento de las Clarisas.
  • Basílica de Santa María
  • Torre de la Calahorra
  • Torre del Consell
  • Palacio de Altamira
  • Elx
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