Biar

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Biar

Total population

3,373

Elevation700 m

Land area98 km²

Coordinates38.63°, -0.76°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Biar is a town and municipality in the comarca of Alt Vinalopó, province of Alicante, Spain. Biar lies at the foot of the Serra de Mariola and is located 39 km from the city of Alicante.

Geography

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

Nearby places in Valencian Community

• La Canyada
  3.9 mi away · pop. 1,178
• El Camp de Mirra
  3.9 mi away · pop. 415
• Sanxet
  4.3 mi away
• Onil
  4.9 mi away · pop. 7,520
• Castalla
  5.6 mi away · pop. 9,447
• Banyeres de Mariola
  8.2 mi away · pop. 7,093
• Petrer
  10.1 mi away · pop. 28,473
• Elda
  10.6 mi away · pop. 53,753
• Fontanars dels Alforins
  10.7 mi away · pop. 854
• Tibi
  12.3 mi away · pop. 934
• Bocairent
  12.6 mi away · pop. 3,848
• la Font de la Figuera
  13.6 mi away · pop. 1,976

Browse all places in Valencian Community →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-21

discrete chaperon

Cymbalophora pudica

Seen 2026-09-20

Angular Orbweaver Spider

Araneus angulatus

Seen 2026-09-14

Moorish Gecko

Tarentola mauritanica

Seen 2026-09-14

European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

Seen 2026-09-14

Lang's Short-tailed Blue

Leptotes pirithous

Seen 2026-09-14

Large White

Pieris brassicae

Seen 2026-09-14

Desert Darter

Sympetrum sinaiticum

Seen 2026-09-14

Mediterranean lineseed

Bellardia trixago

Seen 2026-09-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).