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Algorfa (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈɣoɾfa]) is a village in the Costa Blanca area of Spain, near the coast and surrounded by Mediterranean pine forest and citrus groves.
Algorfa (Alicante) Spain | |
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  Algorfa (Alicante) Spain Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 38°5′9″N 0°48′17″W / 38.08583°N 0.80472°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Alicante |
| Comarca | Vega Baja del Segura |
| Judicial district | Orihuela |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Ivan Manuel Ros Rodes (2015) (PSPV-PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.36 km2 (7.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,838 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Algorfeño/a |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 03169 |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
Algorfa lies on the banks of the Segura river and is approximately ten minutes' drive to the nearest blue flag beaches of the Mediterranean and a 35 minutes' drive from the Alicante Airport and the Murcia-San Javier Airport. It is a ten minute drive inland from the coastal resort of Guardamar del Segura.
As one of Vega Baja del Segura’s citrus farming villages, with a population of nearly 3,000, Algorfa is situated within a fertile countryside.
Just outside the village is an unusual neo-Gothic church that was built at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Algorfa holds a market on Wednesdays.
It is also home to the La Finca Golf Club and to three urbanizations: Lo Crispín, Castillo de Montemar and Montebello, each constituted by villas and apartments.
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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