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Alcalalí
CountrySpain
CommunityValencia
ProvinceAlicante
ComarcaMarina Alta
Government
 • MayorJosé Vicente
Marco Mestre (PP)
Area
 • Total14.4 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total1,418
 • Density98.5/km2 (255/sq mi)
 • Language
Valencian
Demonym(s)Alcanaliner, -a (Catalan)
Distance to Alicante:78 km (48 mi) northeast
Websitehttp://www.alcalali.es

Alcalalí (Catalan pronunciation: [aɫkalaˈli], Spanish: [alkalaˈli]) is a Valencian municipality in the comarca of Marina Alta, province of Alicante, Spain.

It is situated in the Pop Valley (Vall de Pop)[1] between the Serra del Ferrer and the mounts of Segili. It is bordered by Pedreguer and Benidoleig to the north, Jalón and Llíber to the east; Orba, Murla, Benigembla and Parcent to the west and Tàrbena to the south.

References

  1. ^ It has become common to refer to the Pop Valley as the Jalón Valley (officially Xaló) in English as it is the largest town in the valley.