Elda is a city and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

located in the

province of Alicante Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Valencian Community. It is the second most populated Valencian province. Likewise, the second and third biggest cities in the Valencian Community (Alica ...

, Spain. , it has a total population of 55,618 inhabitants, ranking as the 7th most populous city in the province. Elda joins together with the town of

Petrer Petrer (, es, 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. Petrer joins together with the city of Elda to form a conurbation wi ...

to form a conurbation with over 85,000 inhabitants. The river

Vinalopó The Vinalopó is a small river flowing through the Alicante province, of Spain. It flows from north to south and, with a length of 81 km., it is the longest of the rivers which flows for its entire length within the limits of this province. ...

flows through the urban area of Elda. Elda is known for its footwear industry, in particular for women's shoes. Tourist sites include the Footwear Museum, the Archaeological Museum, the ''Torre del Homenaje del castillo'' (a tower dating from the 12th century), ''Castelar'' Square, Count of ''Coloma'' Palace, the Town Hall and the church of ''Santa Ana''. It also celebrates the important festival of '' Moros y Cristianos''

Sport

CD Eldense is based in the city.

People

* Elia Barceló, the writer, was born here in 1957 * Ana Oncina the illustrator, was born here in 1989 * Isabel Ortuño, handballer, was born here in 1982 * Pedrito Rico, singer, actor and dancer *Alba Rico, Spanish singer and actress from '' Violetta'', was born here in 1989. * Juan Pascual Azorín Soriano, former mayor

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Ayuntamiento de Elda
Town Hall of Elda
Museo del Calzado
Footwear Museum of Elda {{Navboxes , title = Articles related to Elda , list = {{Vinalopó Mitjà {{Municipalities in Alicante, state=autocollapse {{Authority control Municipalities in the Province of Alicante Vinalopó Mitjà

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