Sant Joan d'Alacant

Sant Joan d'Alacant San Juan de Alicante
Town
Plaza de España
Coat of arms
Location of Sant Joan in the Valencian Community
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Valencian Community
Province	Province of Alicante
Comarca	Alacantí
Government
• Mayor	Jaime Albero Gabriel (PSOE)
Area
• Total	9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi)
Elevation (AMSL)	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	23,518
• Density	2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	santjoaner, -era (va) alicantino/a (es)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	03550
Area code	+34 (ES) + 96 (A)
Administrative Divisions	1
Neighborhoods	2
Website	www.santjoandalacant.es

Sant Joan d'Alacant (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈsaɲ dʒuˈan dalaˈkant]) is a municipality belonging to Alicante metropolitan area, in the southeast of Valencian Community, Spain. It is the geographic center of the Old Garden of Alicante. Its limits are with the settled areas of Alicante (7 km), Mutxamel (1 km) and El Campello (3 km). It is within the Alicante metropolitan area and shares the same fire department and metro services. Its population growth is due to its function as a bedroom community, as well as in recent years, its isolation from tourist areas, its cultural and academic activities, and because has part of the campus of the University Miguel Hernández of Elx/Elche. It comprises two zones: the town of Sant Joan and Benimagrell, which is now joined through its urban expansion.

As of the census of 2005, the population was 19,711.