Marina Alta


Marina Alta is a central and coastal comarca of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain. The comarca is located in the area of Alicante and its capital and largest settlement is the city of Dénia.
Marina Alta borders the comarca of Safor to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east, the comarca of Marina Baixa to the south and Comtat to the west.
Marina Alta and Marina Baixa are commonly referred to as les Marines.
Coastal towns such as Calp, Denia and Xabia rely heavily on tourism, while inland towns are more dependent on agriculture and other general commerce.

Municipalities

The comarca of la Marina Alta comprises 33 municipalities, of which the most northeasterly two - Dénia and adjacent Xàbia - form the largest urban area. These are listed below with their areas and populations:
NameArea
in km2		Population
Population
Population
Alcalalí14.49021,3341,278
L'Atzúbia 14.7550677632
Beniarbeig7.41,3151,8812,092
Benidoleig7.58901,1871,095
Benigembla18.4488519490
Benimeli3.5334411418
Benissa69.79,82111,61311,005
Benitachell / El Poble Nou de Benitatxell12.72,3854,5404,276
Calp23.518,88123,24122,725
Castell de Castells45.9471446449
Dénia66.233,34242,74342,166
Gata de Gorgos20.35,1296,1296,049
Xaló 34.62,0252,8752,739
Llíber21.9671927935
Murla5.8391554470
Ondara10.45,5116,5686,894
Orba17.71,6932,2722,174
Parcent11.87981,034929
Pedreguer29.65,9457,4347,699
Pego52.910,06010,41810,128
Els Poblets3.61,8223,0292,705
El Ràfol d'Almúnia4.9536704653
Sagra5.6401439408
Sanet y Negrals / Sanet i els Negrals3.9595660667
Senija4.8513601584
Teulada32.28,45312,09411,112
Tormos5.3299356340
La Vall d'Alcalà24.2166180167
La Vall d'Ebo32.4318278216
La Vall de Gallinera53.6624657571
La Vall de Laguar23.1870934846
El Verger 8.23,7444,8564,640
Xàbia 68.618,75328,93627,604
Totals759.3138,696180,527175,156