La Romana, Alicante

La Romana (Valencian pronunciation: [la roˈmana]) is a village of some 2,500 people, located in the foothills of the Serra del Reclot a few kilometres from Algueña and several kilometres from Hondón de las Nieves and Novelda, in the autonomous community of Valencia, southern Spain.

La Romana
Municipality
Coat of arms
La Romana Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°22′1″N 0°53′49″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Alicante
Comarca	Vinalopó Medio
Judicial district	Novelda
Government
• Mayor	Manuel Hernández Riquelme (PP)
Area
• Total	43.3 km^2 (16.7 sq mi)
Elevation	480 m (1,570 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	2,376
• Density	55/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Romaners, Romaneros
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	03669
Official language(s)	Valencian, Spanish
Website	Official website

The village is surrounded by countryside where vineyards and almond orchards are grown. The area is also noted for the number of quarries producing marble and limestone. There are a number of cave dwellings around La Romana which are still in use, many having been converted into modern homes. The main village is set out on a grid pattern of mostly one-way streets, with very few buildings higher than one storey, with clean, tree lined streets.

The town's popular fiesta is held in the third week of August each year, with a humorous parade held on the Thursday and Moors and Christians parades on the Friday and Saturday. In the autumn a gastronomica is held in the park.

There is a small weekly street market on Saturdays, around where the covered daily market is.

Notable people

• Álvaro García Cantó, footballer

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.