Muro de Alcoy

Muro de Alcoy/Muro d'Alcoi
Municipality
Town hall
Coat of arms
Muro de Alcoy Location in the Province of Alicante Muro de Alcoy Location in the Valencian Community Muro de Alcoy Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°46′47″N 0°26′10″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Alicante
Comarca	Comtat
Judicial district	Alcoy
Government
• Alcalde	Tu mama (González)
Area
• Total	129.86 km2 (50.14 sq mi)
Elevation	410 m (1,350 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	9,328
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Demonym	Mureros
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	03830
Official language(s)	Valencian and Spanish
Website	http://www.vilademuro.net/es/

Muro de Alcoy (Spanish: [ˈmuɾo ðe alˈkoj]) or Muro d'Alcoi (Valencian: [ˈmuɾ ðalˈkɔj]), also briefly called Muro (Spanish and Valencian: [ˈmuɾo]) is a town and municipality located in the comarca of Comtat, in the province of Alicante, Spain, lying at the foot of the Serra de Mariola. As of 2009, it has a total population of c. 8,900 inhabitants. The economy of Muro de Alcoy is based on textile industry, manufacture of plastic products and furniture and agriculture (olives and almonds).

The main festival in Muro is the Moros i cristians, celebrated during the second weekend of May. According to popular tradition the festival commemorate the battles, combats and fights between Moors (or Muslims) and Christians during the period known as Reconquista (from the 8th century through the 15th century). The festivals represent the capture of the city by the Moors and the subsequent Christian reconquest.

Notable people

• Àlex Pascual (born 1977), footballer

See also

• Serra Mariola Natural Park

External links

• Pictures of Moros y Cristianos, Muro 2006