Muro de Alcoy
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Muro de Alcoy/Muro d'Alcoi | |
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Coat of arms of Muro de Alcoy/Muro d'Alcoi Coat of arms | |
Muro de Alcoy is located in Province of Alicante Muro de Alcoy Muro de Alcoy Location in the Province of Alicante Show map of Province of AlicanteMuro de Alcoy is located in Valencian Community Muro de Alcoy Muro de Alcoy Location in the Valencian Community Show map of Valencian Community | |
| Coordinates: 38°46′47′′N 0°26′10′′W / 38.77972°N 0.43611°W / 38.77972; -0.43611 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
| Province | Alicante |
| Comarca | Comtat |
| Judicial district | Alcoy |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Tu mama (González) |
| Area | |
• Total | 129.86 km2 (50.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 9,328 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mureros |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 03830 |
| Official language(s) | Valencian and Spanish |
| Website | http://www.vilademuro.net/es/ |
Muro de Alcoy (Spanish: [ˈmuɾoðealˈkoj] ) or Muro d'Alcoi (Valencian: [ˈmuɾðalˈkɔj] ), also briefly called Muro (Spanish and Valencian: [ˈmuɾo] ) is a town and municipality located in the comarca of Comtat, in the province of Alicante, Spain, lying at the foot of the Serra de Mariola. As of 2009, it has a total population of c. 8,900 inhabitants. The economy of Muro de Alcoy is based on textile industry, manufacture of plastic products and furniture and agriculture (olives and almonds).
The main festival in Muro is the Moros i cristians , celebrated during the second weekend of May. According to popular tradition the festival commemorate the battles, combats and fights between Moors (or Muslims) and Christians during the period known as Reconquista (from the 8th century through the 15th century). The festivals represent the capture of the city by the Moors and the subsequent Christian reconquest.
Notable people
[edit ]- Àlex Pascual (born 1977), footballer
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
[edit ]- Pictures of Moros y Cristianos, Muro 2006
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