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Altea

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Altea

Total population

15,691

Air quality index

46Good

Elevation61 m

Land area34.43 km²

Coordinates38.60°, -0.05°

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City facts

Elevation

61 m

Area

34.43 km²

Official website

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Altea is a city and municipality located in the Valencian Community, Spain, on the section of Mediterranean coast called the Costa Blanca.

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History & geography

History

The Iberian coastal settlements at the mouth of the Algar river in the wide Bay of Altea were later joined by a Greek marketplace, named Althaia. During the Moorish domination the land around Altea belonged to the Taifa of Dénia until it was recaptured by the Christians in 1244 under James I of Aragon. The town was quickly fortified, and walls were erected to enclose what is now known as the "old town" outsiders.

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Geography

Latitude

38.6028

Longitude

-0.0472

Water area

—

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good

46

PM2.5 (µg/m³)

12

PM10 (µg/m³)

20.6

Ozone (µg/m³)

86

NO₂ (µg/m³)

2.7

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

104,671

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
3,149
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
2,527
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
2,386
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811 · Aves
2,167
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
2,100
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
2,012
European Serin
Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
1,668
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
1,394

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

José Beneyto Rostoll

Spanish politician (1882-1936)

Rodolfo Llopis

Spanish politician (1895-1983)

Juan Bautista Borja

Juan Bautista Borja

Spanish motorcycle racer

Viktor Ferrando

Spanish sculptor

Spanish conductor and percussionist

Chimo Lanuza Ortuño

José Poquet Cabrera

Spanish politician

Juan Bautista Berenguer y Ronda

Spanish botanist and naturalist (1797-1863)

Juan Berenguer y Salazar

Juan Cano Giménez

Spanish politician

Juan Luis Iborra

Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor

Miguel Ortiz Zaragoza

Spanish politician

Jaume Morales Moltó

Jaume Morales Moltó

Spanish Valencian pilotari

Joaquín Fuster

Spanish politician and writer

José Ginés

Spanish sculptor (1768–1823)

Diego Such Pérez

Spanish economist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

4.75

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,732

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

3,487

Avg daily Wikipedia views

116

Attention level

Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API