Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)
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municipality
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comarca
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Comtat
Comtat (; ) is a ''comarca'' in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain.
Municipalities
The ''comarca'' is composed of 24 municipalities, listed below with their areas and populations:
See also
*Geography of Spain
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Alicante
Alicante (, , ; ; ; officially: ''/'' ) is a city and municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean port. The population ...
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Valencia
Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...
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Spain
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Main sights
* Gayanes Castle, small castle in charge of the vigilance of the
Serpis
The Serpis () is a short coastal river in the provinces of Alicante and Valencia, in Spain.
The river starts at the feet of the Carrasqueta, a mountain area southwest to Alcoi, by the confluence of the Polop and Troncal streams. In its initial p ...
river. It is possible to observe the principal tower and some parts of the old walls. Nowadays it is in ruins.
* Gayanes Town Hall, located in a former manor house close to the church.
* San Jaime Apostol Church, building of architectural interest. Built in 1526 on the site of a mosque.
* San Francisco de Paula Hermitage, dates back of beginning of the 18th century. In the local holidays, the pilgrimage is realized on Sunday to the hermitage, being an emotive act and taking the Saint Francisco de Paula's image.
Natural areas
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Albufera of Gayanes
The Albufera of Gayanes (, meaning "lagoon" in Valencian, from Arabic البحيرة ''al-buhayra'', "small sea") is a freshwater lagoon in the municipality of Gayanes (Alicante), Valencian Community, in eastern Spain.
It is an endorheic basin la ...
, a lagoon located in Gayanes, natural space for the biodiversity of flora and fauna.
* Benicadell, a mountainous formation in whose skirts Gayanes is situated. It is placed in the
Serra Mariola Natural Park
The Serra Mariola Natural Park (; ) is a mountain range in the Valencian Community, Spain, one of the most peripheral offsprings of the Baetic System. Most of its territory is included in a natural park founded in 2002, covering an area of 17,257 ...
, between the provinces of Alicante and Valencia.
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Serpis River
The Serpis () is a short coastal river in the provinces of Alicante and Valencia, in Spain.
The river starts at the feet of the Carrasqueta, a mountain area southwest to Alcoi, by the confluence of the Polop and Troncal streams. In its initial p ...
, that across Gayanes.
* Green route of the Serpis River, a route by the former tracing of the Ferrocarril Alcoy Gandia constructed in 1892, to his step along Gayanes.