Finestrat

Finestrat
Finestrat
	— Municipality —
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Location of Finestrat in Marina Baixa
	Finestrat Location of Finestrat in Spain
	Coordinates: 38°34′01″N 0°12′45″W / 38.56694°N 0.2125°WCoordinates: 38°34′01″N 0°12′45″W / 38.56694°N 0.2125°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Alicante
Comarca	Marina Baja
Judicial district	Benidorm
	Government
• Alcalde	Honorato Algado Martínez (PP)
	Area
• Total	42.25 km2 (16.31 sq mi)
Elevation	238 m (781 ft)
	Population (2009)
• Total	6,137
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demonym	finestratí, finestratina
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	03500, 03509
Official language(s)	Valencian, Spanish
Website	www.ayto-finestrat.es

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Finestrat (Valencian pronunciation: [finesˈtɾat]) is a municipality in the comarca of Marina Baixa, Alicante in the Valencian Community, Spain.

[edit] Geography

Finestrat is only 8 minutes^{[clarification needed]} from Benidorm and 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Alicante International Airport. Accessed by road via the motorway AP-7 and exit 65-A, from where a local road connects to the town. Finestrat can also be accessed directly from the N-332. The old town is located inland but there is also about 267 metres (876 ft) of coast from Punta del Tossal to Cala de Finestrat. The beach of Cala de Finestrat is bordered by the towns of La Vila Joiosa to the southwest and Benidorm to the northeast. The municipality includes the mountain Puig Campana, whose summit reaches 1,410 m (4,630 ft), and also the Terra Mítica theme park.