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Mutxamel

Mutxamel, Muchamiel in Spanish, is a town in the Campo de Alicante, in the north of the Alicante metropolitan area, about 10 km from the centre of the provincial capital. Its municipality covers 47.7 square kilometres and has some 28,600 inhabitants. It forms one built-up area with its neighbours Alicante, Sant Vicent del Raspeig, Sant Joan d'Alacant and El Campello. The land is mostly flat, with small ranges rising to the west, and the Bec de l'Àguila is protected as a municipal natural area. Farming shaped the town, which gave its name to the Mutxamel tomato and is known around the district for its bread. The Church of El Salvador, founded in the 16th century and rebuilt in the 18th and 19th, holds the old Gothic chapel of the Virgin of Loreto. Local festivals include Sant Antoni in January, the commemoration of the Virgin of Loreto in March, and Moors and Christians. The Bonalba golf course lies within the municipality, among the hills north of Alicante. The town suits golfers and travellers with a car who want quiet near Alicante rather than a beach address. The AP-7 and A-70 motorways cross the municipality, and Alicante-Elche airport is about 23 minutes away by car.