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Onil (; ) is a town and municipality located in the

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of L'Alcoià, in the province of

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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. It has an area of 48.41 km² and, according to the 2006 census, a total population of 7466 inhabitants and a

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of 154.22 inhabitants/km². Onil is located next to the mountain called Serra d'Onil in the Serra de Mariola, 36 km from

city. The economy of Onil is based on the industries of

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and

farming Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

(

almond The almond (''Prunus amygdalus'', Synonym (taxonomy)#Botany, syn. ''Prunus dulcis'') is a species of tree from the genus ''Prunus''. Along with the peach, it is classified in the subgenus ''Amygdalus'', distinguished from the other subgenera ...

s and

olive The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'' ("European olive"), is a species of Subtropics, subtropical evergreen tree in the Family (biology), family Oleaceae. Originating in Anatolia, Asia Minor, it is abundant throughout the Mediterranean ...

s). The most important monuments in Onil are the Palace–Fortress from the 16th century, which is the headquarters of the town council; the

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of Saint James Apostles (from the 17th-18th century) and the Hermitages of Saint Bonaventure (from the 17th century) and Saint Anna. The ''

Moros i Cristians ''Moros y Cristianos'' () or ''Moros i Cristians'' (), literally in English Moors and Christians, is a set of festival activities which are celebrated in many towns and cities of Spain, mainly in the southern Valencian Community. According ...

'' festival of Onil is celebrated each April.

External links

Web Oficial de Onil
Official Web page of the municipal government of Onil
Índice Estadístico Municipal de Onil
Unidad de Documentación de la Diputación de Alicante
Información de Onil

Fiestas de Onil

Federación Valenciana de Municipios y Provincias - Guía Turística
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