The Baix Vinalopó ( es, Bajo Vinalopó, lit. "Lower Vinalopó") is a '' comarca'' 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 ...
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Valencian Community
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid wi ...
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Spain
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). It is bordered by the ''comarques'' of Vinalopó Mitjà and Alacantí on the north and Vega Baja del Segura on the south. Its capital is the city of Elche/Elx, with a population of 232,517 in 2019.Official estimate as at 1 January 2019: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística'', Madrid, 2019. The other major towns in the comarca are Crevillent/Crevillente and
Santa Pola
Santa Pola ( Valencian and Spanish: ) is a coastal town located in the comarca of Baix Vinalopó in the Valencian Community, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of and has a population of 30,000 inhabitants of whom 10,000 are res ...
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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. ...
river flows through this ''comarca'' giving its name to it, even though nowadays is just a tiny stream more than a proper river. The territory is mostly flat except for some of the last ranges belonging to the Baetic System which appear here near the border with the neighbouring ''comarcas'' Vinalopó Mitjà, following a general southwest-northeast trend. The highest peaks are found in the Serra de Crevillent (''Sierra de Crevillente''), a mountain range close to Crevillent/Crevillente, being its highest the ''Sant Gaietà'' with its 816 metres, a local hiking attraction.
Its
climate
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Mediterranean climate
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threshold—which happen mostly in Autumn and Spring amounting an average of 250–300 mm per year and showing relatively warm mean temperatures. Among the
herb
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shrub
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deserve to be mentioned due to their industrial value in the past. Some important natural places are the swamps in the lower part of the comarca known as ''El Fondo'' Natural Park and the ''Salines de
Santa Pola
Santa Pola ( Valencian and Spanish: ) is a coastal town located in the comarca of Baix Vinalopó in the Valencian Community, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of and has a population of 30,000 inhabitants of whom 10,000 are res ...
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Ramsar site
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