- Callosa d'En Sarrià
Infobox City Spain
official_name=Callosa d'En Sarrià
native_name=Callosa d'En Sarrià
native_language=Valencian
spanish_name=Callosa d'En Sarrià
community=Valencian Community
community_link=Valencia (autonomous community)
province=Alicante
province_link=Alicante (province)
comarca=Marina Baixa
comarca_link=Marina Baixa
time_zone=CET (GMT +1)
time_zone_summer=CEST (GMT +2)
area=34.66
population=7,939
date-population=2006
density=229
date-density=2006
lat_long=coord|38|39|05|N|0|07|22|W|region:ES_type:city
altitude=19Callosa d'En Sarrià is a Valencian town and municipality located in the "comarca" of
Marina Baixa , in the province of Alicante,Spain , lying in the valley of the river Guadalest, 50 km from the city ofAlicante . Callosa d'En Sarrià has an area of 24.8 km² and, according to the 2003 census, a total population of 8,060 inhabitants. The economy of Callosa is chiefly based ontourism andagriculture : it is the main producer ofloquat inSpain . The most important monuments in the town are theCatholic archpriest al church of "Sant Joan Babtista" (Saint John), built in the 18th century, and the "Fortress of Bèrnia", built in the 17th century at the top of a nearby mountain to defend the city frompirate s andMorisco s.
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