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Biar
Municipality
Castle and town of Biar.
Coat of arms
BiarLocation in Spain
Coordinates: 38°37′59″N 0°46′00″W / 38.63306°N 0.76667°W / 38.63306; -0.76667
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Alicante
Comarca	Alt Vinalopó
Judicial district	Villena
Government
• Alcalde	Julio L. Sanjuan Martínez (2015-present) (PSOE)
Area
• Total	98.17 km (37.90 sq mi)
Elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population
• Total	3,651
• Density	37/km (96/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Biarut, biaruda
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	03410
Official language(s)	Valencian
Website	Official website

Biar (Valencian: [biˈaɾ]; Spanish: [biˈaɾ]) is a town and municipality in the comarca of Alt Vinalopó, province of Alicante, Spain. Biar lies at the foot of the Serra de Mariola and is located 39 km from the city of Alicante.

The economy in Biar is based on manufacture, particularly dolls, and pottery.

On the origin of the name of this town there are two versions, one says that it comes from the Latin word apiarium meaning "place of bees", justifying this giving the importance that Biar had as a producer and exporter of honey, and the other says it is derived from the Arabic word (biʿar) "well" o بِئَار (biʿār) "wells"

Events

The Moros i Cristians festival of Biar is celebrated each year from May 10 to 13.

See also

• Castle of Biar
• Route of the Castles of Vinalopó

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. Juan Piqueras Haba, ed. (1995). "Biar". Geografia de les comarques valencianes (in Catalan). Vol. 6. València: Foro. p. 348.
3. Asín Palacios, Miguel (1940). Contribución a la toponimia árabe de España. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. p. 94.

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Biar, Town Hall of Biar, in Spanish.

v t e Municipalities of Alt Vinalopó
Beneixama Biar El Camp de Mirra/Campo de Mirra Cañada Salinas Sax Villena

v t e Municipalities of the province of Alicante
Agost Agres Aigües Albatera Alcalalí Alcocer de Planes Alcoleja Alcoy/Alcoi Alfafara Algorfa Algueña Alicante Almoradí Almudaina Altea Aspe Balones Banyeres de Mariola Benasau Beneixama Benejúzar Benferri Beniarbeig Beniardà Beniarrés Benidoleig Benidorm Benifallim Benifato Benigembla Benijófar Benilloba Benillup Benimantell Benimarfull Benimassot Benimeli Benissa Benitaxell 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 Fageca Famorca Finestrat Formentera del Segura Gaianes Gata de Gorgos Gorga Granja de Rocamora El Castell de Guadalest El Fondó de les Neus Guardamar del Segura Hondón de los Frailes Ibi Jacarilla Jalón Jijona/Xixona L'Alfàs del Pi L'Alqueria d'Asnar L'Atzúbia La Nucia La Romana La Torre de les Maçanes La Vall d'Alcalà La Vall de Laguar Llíber Lorcha Los Montesinos Millena Monforte del Cid Monòver Murla Muro de Alcoy Mutxamel Novelda Ondara Onil Orba Orihuela Orxeta Parcent Pedreguer Pego Penàguila Petrel 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 / Sant Vicent del Raspeig Sanet y Negrals Sant Joan d'Alacant Santa Pola Sax Sella Senija Teulada Tibi Tollos Tormos Torrevieja Tàrbena La Vall d'Ebo Vall de Gallinera Villajoyosa/La Vila Joiosa Villena Xàbia

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