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Archidona is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is the center of the comarca of Nororiental de Málaga and the head of the judicial district that bears its name. It earned the title of city in 1901.

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Archidona
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Municipality
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Archidona
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Bandera de Archidona.svg
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Archidona.svg
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Municipal location in the Province of Málaga
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Spain Province of Málaga#Spain Andalusia#Spain
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Location in Spain
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Sovereign state
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Autonomous community
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Province
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23px Málaga
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Comarca
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Comarca of Antequera
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Manuel Sánchez Sánchez
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185.59

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Official name
Archidona
Population
8105
Area
185.59
Elevation
666
Official website
www.archidona.es
Image
Archidona View.jpg
Licence plate code
MA
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Commons category
Archidona, Spain
postal code
29300
male population
4213
female population
4025
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Archidona is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is the center of the comarca of Nororiental de Málaga and the head of the judicial district that bears its name. It earned the title of city in 1901.

It covers an area of 187 km2 extending from the east side of the Hoya of Antequera. The city is located at a height of 666 meters in the foothills of the Sierra de Gracia. With 8,858 inhabitants, Archidona is the most populous municipality in the comarca. The population is concentrated in the main urban centers of the same name and in Salinas, Estación de Archidona and Huertas del Río. The municipality is situated approximately 50 kilometers from the city of Málaga and 20 km from Antequera.

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