Jijona/Xixona

Jijona/Xixona
Municipality
Jijona/Xixona
Coat of arms
Jijona/Xixona Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°32′21″N 0°30′29″W / 38.53917°N 0.50806°W / 38.53917; -0.50806Coordinates: 38°32′21″N 0°30′29″W / 38.53917°N 0.50806°W / 38.53917; -0.50806
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Alicante
Comarca	Alacantí
Judicial district	Sant Vicent del Raspeig
Government
• Alcalde	Ferran Verdú (2007) (PSOE)
Area
• Total	163.76 km2 (63.23 sq mi)
Elevation	453 m (1,486 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	7,575
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Xixonenc(a) (Valencian) Jijonenco/a (Spanish)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	03100
Official language(s)	Valencian

Jijona (Spanish: [xiˈxona]) or Xixona (Valencian: [ʃiˈʃona]) is a town and municipality in the Valencian Community on the eastern coast of Spain.

Turrón

The town is famous for a type of soft nougat, known in Spanish as Turrón de Jijona and in Valencian as Torró de Xixona. This is mostly due to the extensive almond farming that has existed since the Moorish farmers originally cultivated the almond trees following the Islamic conquest of the Iberian peninsula. Several factories produce turrón, which is all distributed for sale in December.

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  Soft and hard, with whole almonds

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  Fine and grainy turrón

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  Mallorquina

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  Oxfam packaged 'Extra Quality' turrón

Jijona/Xixona Viewed from hills overlooking the town, from the castle ruins

Jijona/Xixona viewed from hills 3 miles (4.8 km) to south, near Barranco

External links

• Foods from Spain. Jijona/Xixona PGI, a soft confectionery made by cooking sugar and honey, adding and kneading in roasted almonds and egg white.
• Jijona/Xixona Website with a video of the city and the turrón museum, from a local citizen
• Les Fonts de Xixona

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Municipalities of Alacantí Agost Aigües Alicante Busot El Campello Mutxamel Sant Joan d'Alacant San Vicente del Raspeig / Sant Vicent del Raspeig Torremanzanas / La Torre de les Maçanes Jijona/Xixona

Municipalities of the province of Alicante L'Atzúbia Agost Agres Aigües Albatera Alcalalí Alcocer de Planes Alcoleja Alcoy Alfafara Algorfa Algueña Alicante Almoradí Almudaina Altea Aspe Balones Banyeres de Mariola Benasau Beneixama Benejúzar Benferri Beniarbeig Beniardá Beniarrés Benidoleig Benidorm Benifallim Benifato Benigembla Benijófar Benilloba Benillup Benimantell Benimarfull Benimassot Benimeli Benissa Benitachell Biar Bigastro Bolulla Busot Callosa d'en Sarrià Callosa de Segura Calp Campo de Mirra Castalla Castell de Castells Catral Cañada Cocentaina Confrides Cox Crevillent Daya Nueva Daya Vieja Dolores Dénia El Campello El Ràfol d'Almúnia El Verger Elche Elda Els Poblets Facheca Famorca Finestrat Formentera del Segura Gaianes Gata de Gorgos Gorga Granja de Rocamora Guadalest Guardamar del Segura Hondón de las Nieves Hondón de los Frailes Ibi Jacarilla Jalón Jijona L'Alfàs del Pi L'Alqueria d'Asnar La Nucia La Romana La Torre de les Maçanes La Vall d'Alcalà La Vall de Laguar La Vila Joiosa Llíber Lorcha/L'Orxa Los Montesinos Millena Monforte del Cid Monóvar Murla Muro de Alcoy Mutxamel Novelda Ondara Onil Orba Orihuela Orxeta Parcent Pedreguer Pego Penàguila Petrer Pilar de la Horadada Pinoso Planes Polop Quatretondeta Rafal Redován Relleu Rojales Sagra Salinas San Fulgencio San Isidro San Miguel de Salinas San Vicente del Raspeig Sanet y Negrals Sant Joan d'Alacant Santa Pola Sax Sella Senija Teulada Tibi Tollos Tormos Torrevieja Tárbena La Vall d'Ebo Vall de Gallinera Villena Xàbia