Municipality of Cocentaina is located in the north of
Province of Alicante in
Valencian Community,
Spain. It lies in the shores of Serpis River, in the slope of the Mountain range of Mariola. The neighbor municipalities of
Agres,
Alcocer de Planes,
Alcoy,
Benilloba,
Benillup,
Benimarfull,
Gorga,
Millena,
Muro de Alcoy,
Penáguila and
Bocairent.
Cocentiana has rich history dated back to the Paleolithic, Neolithic and at the time to pre-Roman times.
At present
Cocentaina is an industrial population, centered in the textile industry in all scopes, from the staple fiber to the export of finished matter. Cocentaina and
Alcoy form one of more important the Textile nuclei of
Spain.