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Benidorm
Coat of Arms
Location
Coordinates : 38°32′03″N, 0°07′53″O Time zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer : CEST (GMT +2)
General information
Native name	Benidorm (Valencian)
Spanish name	Benidorm
Founded	1325
Postal code	0350X
Area code	34 (Spain) + 96 (Alicante/Alacant)
Website	http://www.benidorm.org/
Administration
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Valencia
Province	Alicante/Alacant
Comarca	Marina Baixa
Mayor	Manuel Pérez Fenoll (PP)
Geography
Land Area	38,5 km²
Altitude	15 m AMSL
Population
Population	67,627 (2006)
Density	1,756 hab./km² (2006)

Benidorm (IPA: in Valencian [beni'ðɔɾm], in Spanish [beni'ðoɾm]) is a Valencian coastal town and municipality located in the comarca of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. According to the 2004 census, Benidorm has a permanent population of 64,956 inhabitants, ranking as the fifth most populous town in the Alicante province, although the population exceeds half a million in the summer, since it is one of the most important holiday resorts in Spain. It has an area of 38.5 km² and a population density of 1,593.56 inhab/km². It is sometimes referred to as the "Manhattan of Spain" due to the unique skyline formed by its numerous tall hotels and apartment buildings, quite unlike anything else on the Costa Blanca. Benidorm is a British television comedy produced by Tiger Aspect for ITV1 and written by Derren Litten, co-writer of The Catherine Tate Show. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 173 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Benidorm Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File links Sin_bandera. ... Image File history File links Escut_de_Benidorm. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... This page deals with language. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... Postcodes are generally clearly visible outside Australia Post offices. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The term Administration, as used in the context of government, differs according to jurisdiction. ... For other uses, see Country (disambiguation). ... Spains fifty provinces (provincias) are grouped into seventeen autonomous communities (comunidades aut nomas), in addition to two African autonomous cities (ciudades aut nomas) (Ceuta and Melilla). ... Capital Valencia Official language(s) Valencian and Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 8th  23,255 km²  4. ... In addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces. ... Location of Alicante province in Spain, in a deeper red shade within the Valencian Community. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... Comarcas of Valencian Country Capital La Vila Joiosa Population (2002) 147,039 inhab. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Peoples Party (Spanish: Partido Popular, PP) is the largest right-wing political party in Spain. ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... For other uses, see Density (disambiguation). ... IPA may refer to: The International Phonetic Alphabet or India Pale Ale ... This page deals with language. ... Capital Valencia Official language(s) Valencian and Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 8th  23,255 km²  4. ... The municipalities of Spain (Spanish: municipios), 8111 in total, are the basic level of Spanish local government. ... Despite the comarca—a unit similar to a county or shire in the English-speaking world—having long been of traditional usage in the Land of Valencia, the current comarques are actually modern, proposed after an intense debate during the 1960s. ... Comarcas of Valencian Country Capital La Vila Joiosa Population (2002) 147,039 inhab. ... Location of Alicante province in Spain, in a deeper red shade within the Valencian Community. ... Mediterranean redirects here. ... A resort is a place for holidaying or vacationing. ... Costa Blanca refers to the over 200 kilometres of coastline belonging to the Province of Alicante in Spain. ...

The city is divided into two halves, called Poniente and Levante, each fronted by a beach of the same name. Between the two beaches lies a rocky promontory. The old city occupies this promontory and the area immediately inland, while most of the hotels occupy the more recently developed sections behind the two beaches. A few miles from shore is an uninhabited island which provides a dramatic centerpiece to the seascape.

Benidorm Skyline

Benidorm is particularly popular with British and Dutch tourists. In fact, there are whole sections of the city where you will rarely hear a word of Spanish and there are pubs on every corner advertising an "authentic British menu". It grew popular originally due to the package holiday explosion, and continues thanks to the year round night-life centred around the central concentration of bars and clubs. The large number of free cabaret acts that start around 9pm and continue into the early hours set Benidorm apart from other similar resorts.^{[citation needed]} Benidorm, Spain Photo by Fruggo, March 2001. ... Benidorm, Spain Photo by Fruggo, March 2001. ... Look up popular, populus, populous in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Until the tourist industry began in the 1960s, Benidorm was a small village. Today it stands out for its hotel industry, beaches and skyscrapers, which were built as a result of its tourist-oriented economy. Benidorm has three major beaches: Levante, Poniente and Mal Pas; all of them have a blue flag, the maximum quality standard recognised by the European Union. Previously the tallest building in Spain, the Gran Hotel Bali is a 4-star hotel standing 186 metres high, is located in this city. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... A Blue Flag beach is a maritime or freshwater recreational beach that has met stringent quality standards during the whole of the previous bathing season. ... Gran Hotel Bali. ... Stars are also used to classify senior military ranks. ... For other uses, see Hotel (disambiguation). ...

In 1954 Pedro Zaragoza Orts, the then young Mayor of Benidorm, created the Plan General de Ordenación (city building plan) that ensured, via a complex construction formula, every building would have an area of ‘leisure’ land, guaranteeing a future free of the excesses of cramped construction seen in other areas of Spain. It is the only city in Spain that still adheres to this rigid rule, and if you climb to the top of the Sierra Helada, the promontory at the end of the Rincon de Loix, you get a stunning view of how green the city is and just how close it is to the mountains.

Each summer, since 1959, the city celebrates the Benidorm International Song Festival, a song contest where international or Spanish celebrities like Julio Iglesias, Raphael or El Dúo Dinámico became famous. The Benidorm International Song Festival or Festival Internacional de la Canción de Benidorm (in Spanish) is an annual song contest which takes place each summer, since 1959, in the city of Benidorm, Spain. ... For other uses, see Celebrity (disambiguation). ... This page is about the singer Julio Iglesias. ... Don Rafael Martos Sánchez, Ilustrísimo Señor de la Orden de Cisneros, Comendador de Isabel La Católica, and known worldwide as Raphael, is one of the best known singers from Spain. ...

Benidorm boasts several family-oriented theme parks, including Terra Mítica and Terra Natura which are located just inland from the city at the foot of the mountain, and Aqualandia and Mundomar which are located on the outskirts of the city on the Levante side. Theme Park is a simulation computer game designed by Bullfrog Productions, released in 1994, in which the player designs and operates an amusement park. ... Terra Mítica is a theme park in Benidorm, Spain. ... Aqualandia is a water park, located in Benidorm in the Costa Blanca, Spain. ... Mundomar is a marine animal park located in Benidorm, in the Costa Blanca, Spain. ...

Benidorm has always been popular with working class British tourists ^{[1] [2]} However in recent years attempts have been made to attract a more upmarket clientele. ^[3]

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See also

• Benidorm Island

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Sight of Benidorm Island from Levante Beach Benidorm Island (Spanish: , Catalan: ) is a small island located on the Spanish coast in the holiday resort of Benidorm. ... Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Comarcas of Valencian Country Capital La Vila Joiosa Population (2002) 147,039 inhab. ... LAlfàs del Pi is a Valencian town and municipality located in the comarca of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Spain, lying at the foot of Sierra Helada. ... Streets of Altea. ... Beniardà (or Beniardà in Catalan) is a town located in the comarca of La Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Spain. ... Benifato is a town located in the comarca of La Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Spain. ... Benimantell is a town located in the comarca of La Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Spain. ... Bolulla is a Valencian town and municipality located in the comarca of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Spain. ... Callosa dEn Sarrià is a Valencian town and municipality located in the comarca of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Spain, lying in the valley of the river Guadalest, 50 km from the city of Alicante. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Confrides (Valencian) Spanish name Confrides Administration Country Autonomous Community Valencian Community Province Alicante Comarca Marina Baixa Geography Land Area 39. ... The touristic town of Guadalest. ... Sella is a municipality in the comarca of Marina Baixa in the province of Alicante, Spain. ... Villajoyosa or La Vila Joiosa (in Catalan) is a coastal town in the province of Alicante, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...