Xixona

Xixona is a locality in Alicante, Costa Blanca, Valencian Community and has about 6,870 residents. Xixona is situated nearby to the neighborhood Barri de l’Almarx, as well as near Barri de Segorb.

Type: Locality with 6,870 residents
Description: human settlement in Spain
Also known as: “Jijona”
Postal code: 03100

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle of Xixona and Church of Saint Mary.

Castle of Xixona

Castle

Photo: Alfredo Jerez, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church of Saint Mary

Ruins

Photo: Alfredo Jerez, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church of Saint Mary is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xixona/Jijona and Tibi.

Xixona/Jijona

Village

Photo: Lluket24, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Xixona or Jijona is a town and municipality in the Valencian Community on the eastern coast of Spain.

Tibi

Village

Photo: Rodriguillo, Public domain.

Tibi is a municipality in the comarca of Alcoià, Alicante, Valencia, Spain. The name of this municipality comes from Latin and it means "for you". This territory was populated with 1,564 people in the year 2018. Tibi is situated 6 km west of Xixona.

Canelobre Cave

Locality

Photo: chisloup, CC BY 3.0.

Canalobre Cave is a karst cave located in the small municipality of Busot, Alicante Province, in the Valencian Community of Spain. It has an estimated area of at least 18,950 m2. Canelobre Cave is situated 9 km southeast of Xixona.

Xixona

Categories: human settlement and municipality capital
Location: Alicante, Costa Blanca, Alicante, Valencian Community, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

38.54086° or 38° 32′ 27″ north

Longitude

-0.50263° or 0° 30′ 10″ west

Population

6,870

Elevation

450 metres (1,476 feet)

United Nations Location Code

ES JJO

Open location code

8CCXGFRW+8W

GeoNames ID

2516318

Wikidata ID

Q23984903

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Xixona” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Xixona” (historical)
Cebuano: “Jijona”
Irish: “Jijona”
Spanish: “Jijona”
Swedish: “Jijona”
“Xixona/Jijona”

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