Vinalopó Mitjà

Vinalopó Mitjà

**Vinalopó Mitjà** (Valencian)
**Medio Vinalopó** (Spanish)
Vinalopó Mitjà Vinalopó Mitjà (Valencian) ; Medio Vinalopó (Spanish)
Comarca
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Alicante / Alacant
Capital ; and largest city	Elda
Municipalities	11 municipalities Algueña / L'Alguenya, Aspe / Asp, Elda, Hondón de las Nieves / El Fondó de les Neus, Hondón de los Frailes / El Fondó dels Frares, Monforte del Cid / Monfort, Monòver / Monóvar, Novelda, Petrer / Petrel, Pinoso / El Pinós, La Romana;
Area
• Total	798.60 km2 (308.34 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	169,069
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Vinalopó Mitjà (Valencian: [vinaloˈpo miˈdʒa]; Spanish: Vinalopó Medio [binaloˈpo ˈmeðjo]; lit. "Middle Vinalopó") is a comarca in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain.

Municipalities

The comarca comprises eleven municipalities, listed below with their areas and populations:

Name	Area in km²	Population (2001)^[2]	Population (2011)^[3]	Population (2019)^[4]
Algueña / L'Alguenya	18.50	1,453	1,506	1,336
Aspe	70.90	16,631	20,186	20,714
Elda	45.80	51,593	54,357	52,618
El Fondó de les Neus / Hondón de las Nieves	68.80	1,660	2,731	2,544
El Fondó dels Frares / Hondón de los Frailes	12.60	622	1,109	1,198
Monforte del Cid	79.50	5,576	7,749	8,165
Monòver / Monóvar	152.40	11,763	12,683	12,167
Novelda	75.70	24,800	26,573	25,651
Petrer / Petrel	104.20	30,138	34,690	34,276
Pinoso / El Pinós	126.90	6,370	7,742	7,966
La Romana	43.30	2,044	2,463	2,434
Totals	798.60	152,650	171,789	169,069

^ Official estimate as at 1 January 2019: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
^ Census of 1 November 2001: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
^ Census of 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
^ Official estimate as at 1 January 2019: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.