Petrer

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Petrer

Total population

28,473

Air quality index

41Good

Elevation465 m

Land area104.26 km²

Coordinates38.49°, -0.77°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Petrer, also known as Petrel, is a town and municipality located in the comarca of Vinalopó Mitjà, in the province of Alicante of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.

Geography

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

Air quality

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Notable people from here

Elia Barceló

Spanish academic and writer

José María Antón

Spanish association football player

José Martínez Ruiz

Spanish novelist, essayist and literary critic (1873–1967)

Antonio Gades

Spanish dancer (1936-2004)

J

Juan de Miralles

Spanish diplomat

R

Rubén Reig

Spanish bicycle racer

E

El Renco

Spanish matador

Juan Rico y Amat

Spanish historian, journalist and writer (1821-1870)

Gedeón Guardiola

Spanish handball player

Pedro Estevan

Alberto Sols García

Spanish physician and university professor

Antonio Porpetta

Spanish poet and writer (1936–2023)

María Adelaida Pedrosa Roldán

Spanish politician

P

Pascual Carrión y Carrión

Spanish engineer (1891-1976)

M

Manuel Arellano

Spanish economist specializing in econometrics/empirical microeconomics

N

Nazario Belmar

Spanish footballer (1919-1980)

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

Nearby places in Valencian Community

• Elda
  1.4 mi away · pop. 53,753
• Monforte del Cid
  7.6 mi away · pop. 6,584
• Agost
  7.8 mi away · pop. 4,138
• Salinas
  8.1 mi away · pop. 1,389
• Biar
  10.1 mi away · pop. 3,373
• la Romana
  10.6 mi away · pop. 1,618
• Tibi
  11.1 mi away · pop. 934
• Onil
  11.3 mi away · pop. 7,520
• el Fondó de les Neus / Hondón de las Nieves
  13 mi away · pop. 1,239
• La Canyada
  13.3 mi away · pop. 1,178
• El Camp de Mirra
  13.9 mi away · pop. 415
• Beneixama
  14.9 mi away · pop. 1,652

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

Egyptian Bird Grasshopper

Anacridium aegyptium

Seen 2026-05-28

Trichodes leucopsideus

Trichodes leucopsideus

Seen 2026-05-24

Mediterranean Honeysuckle

Lonicera implexa

Seen 2026-05-24

Napoleon Spider

Synema globosum

Seen 2026-05-24

White Flax

Linum suffruticosum

Seen 2026-05-24

Polenecia producta

Polenecia producta

Seen 2026-05-24

Spiny Starwort

Pallenis spinosa

Seen 2026-05-22

red cabbage bug

Eurydema ornata

Seen 2026-05-21

Mediterranean Conehead Mantis

Empusa pennata

Seen 2026-05-21

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Petrer, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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