Editing Province of Alicante (section)

==Traditional subdivisions==
[[Image:Localització de la província d'Alacant.png|thumb|200px|right|Alicante province in the [[Valencian Community]]. Map subdivided according to the historical divisions.]]
Traditionally, Alicante province is divided into nine ''[[Comarques of the Valencian Community|comarca]]s'' or ''comarques'' (in [[Valencian language|Valencian]]):

* '''[[Alacantí]]''': 487,113 inhabitants (2019); its capital is [[Alicante|Alicante/Alacant]]; services and tourism; highly urbanised ''comarca''; [[Bonfires of Saint John]] festival.
* '''[[Alcoià]]''': It is subdivided into two clearly differentiated ''subcomarcas'':
** [[Valls d'Alcoi]] or Valle de Alcoy: 66,459 inhabitants (2019); its capital is  [[Alcoy, Spain|Alcoy/Alcoi]]; olive trees and textile industry; ''[[Moors and Christians|Moros i Cristians]]'' festivals.
** [[Foia de Castalla]] or Hoya de Castalla: 42,734 inhabitants (2019); its capital is [[Castalla]]; its most populous city is [[Ibi, Spain|Ibi]]; industry of toys.
* '''[[Comtat]]''': 28,096 inhabitants (2019); its capital is [[Cocentaina]]; textile industry and agriculture.
* '''[[Marina Alta]]''': 175,156 inhabitants (2019); its capital is [[Dénia]]; it is the most rainy ''comarca''; tourism.
* '''[[Marina Baixa]]''' or '''Marina Baja''': 188,623 inhabitants (2019); its capital is [[Benidorm]]; eminently tourist; beaches and mountains.
* '''[[Vega Baja del Segura]]''' or '''Baix Segura''': 355,257 inhabitants (2019); its capital is [[Orihuela]]; its most populous city is [[Torrevieja]]; agriculture and tourism.
* '''[[Alt Vinalopó / Alto Vinalopó|Alt Vinalopó]]''' or '''Alto Vinalopó''': 52,401 inhabitants (2019); its capital is [[Villena]]; agriculture and footwear; ''[[Moors and Christians|Moros i Cristians]]'' festivals.
* '''[[Vinalopó Mitjà]]''' or '''Vinalopó Medio''': 169,069 inhabitants (2019); its capital is [[Elda]]; footwear industry, [[marble]], wines and [[grape]]s.
* '''[[Baix Vinalopó]]''' or '''Bajo Vinalopó''': 293,775 inhabitants (2019); its capital is [[Elche|Elche/Elx]]; agriculture, footwear and carpet industry, tourism; ''[[Mystery Play of Elche|Misteri d'Elx]]'' (Elche's Mystery) festival and services with [[Alicante Airport|Alicante–Elche Airport]] in the municipality of Elche/Elx.