Sant Joan d'Alacant (Valencian: [ˈsaɲ dʒuˈan dalaˈkant]; Spanish: San Juan de Alicante [saŋ xwan de aliˈkante]), or simply Sant Joan (or San Juan), is a municipality belonging to Alicante metropolitan area, in the southeast of Valencian Community, Spain.
It is within the Alicante metropolitan area and shares the same fire department and metro services.
Its population growth is due to its function as a bedroom community, as well as in recent years, its isolation from tourist areas, its cultural and academic activities, and because has part of the campus of the University Miguel Hernández of Elx/Elche.
It comprises two zones: the town of Sant Joan and Benimagrell, which is now joined through its urban expansion.
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