Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)
The ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística'' (INE, 'National Statistics Institute') is the official agency in Spain that collects statistics about demography, economy, and Spanish society. It is an autonomous organization responsible for overall ...
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municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
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comarca
A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...
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Comtat
Comtat ( es, Condado de Cocentaina) 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
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Alicante
Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in t ...
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Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...
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Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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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 pa ...
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 (, es, Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola) 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 f ...
, 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 pa ...
, that across Gayanes.
* Green route of the Serpis River, a route by the former tracing of the
Ferrocarril Alcoy Gandia Ferrocarril Alcoy Gandía was a Spanish railway line in operation between 1892 and 1969. It was also known as ''la chicharra'' (Spanish) or ''xitxarra'' (Valencian).
History
The railway company, founded in 1882 was known as the Alcoy y Gandía Ra ...