Jijona (Spanish: [xiˈxona]) or Xixona (Valencian: [ʃiˈʃona]) is a town and municipality in the Valencian Community on the eastern coast of Spain.
Jijona / Xixona
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 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 | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Alicante |
| Comarca | Alacantí |
| Judicial district | Sant Vicent del Raspeig |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Isabel López (2015) (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 | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 03100 |
| Official language(s) | Valencian and Spanish |
Turrón
editThe 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, although now they are trying to expand it during the other months.
This turrón is protected by European Union, through the IGP (Indicación Geográfica Protegida).[1]
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References
edit- ^ "Turrón de Alicante PGI / Turrón de Jijona PGI". European Commission. Retrieved 10 November 2023.