Petrer

Petrer Petrel
Town and municipality
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 38°29′04″N 0°46′10″W / 38.48444°N 0.76944°W / 38.48444; -0.76944
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Valencian Community
Province	Alicante
Comarca	Vinalopó Mitjà
Judicial district	Elda
Government
• Alcaldessa (Mayoress)	Irene Navarro Díaz
Area
• Town and municipality	104.26 km2 (40.26 sq mi)
Elevation	465 m (1,526 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)1
• Town and municipality	34,022
• Density	326.32/km2 (845.16/sq mi)
• Urban	100,000
Demonyms	petrerí, -ina (Val.) petrerense (Sp.)
Official language(s)	Valencian Spanish
Linguistic area	Valencian
Postcode	03610
Website	Official website

Petrer,^a also known as Petrel,^b is a town and municipality located in the comarca of Vinalopó Mitjà, in the province of Alicante of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.

Petrer joins together with the city of Elda to form a conurbation of nearly 100,000 inhabitants. The creek Rambla dels Molins (Riverbed of the Mills), a tributary of the river Vinalopó, runs through the urban area of Petrer.

The economy of Petrer is based on the industries of footwear, furs, plastics, construction materials and pottery. The most important monuments in Petrer are the Catholic church of Sant Bartolomeu (Saint Bartholomew), the Arab castle and the hermitages of Sant Bonifaci and Christ.

The Moros i Cristians (Moors and Christians) festival of Petrer attracts many tourists each year. Valencian is the main language of the town, however in neighbouring Elda the main language is Spanish.

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