Axarquía
Sign in to saveAxarquía () is a in the province of Málaga, Andalusia in southern Spain. It is the wedge-shaped area east of Málaga. Its name is traced back to Arabic (, meaning "the eastern [region]"). It extends along the coast and inland. Its coastal towns make up the Costa del Sol Oriental - one of the sunniest places in mainland Spain with the average of 320 sunny days a year. The natives of the region are called .
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Axarquía
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- Comarca
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- Frigiliana 19 October.2006.jpg
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- Street in Frigiliana.
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- Comarca de La Axarquía.svg
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- Location of Axarquía in Andalusia, Spain
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- Comarca_de_la_Axarquía2.svg
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- Location of Axarquía in the province of Málaga
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous community
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- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Málaga
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 1023.6
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 2066
- Settlement.population_total
- 228,556
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2023
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Axarquía () is a in the province of Málaga, Andalusia in southern Spain. It is the wedge-shaped area east of Málaga. Its name is traced back to Arabic (, meaning "the eastern [region]"). It extends along the coast and inland. Its coastal towns make up the Costa del Sol Oriental - one of the sunniest places in mainland Spain with the average of 320 sunny days a year. The natives of the region are called .
The is composed of 31 municipalities, of which the capital is Vélez-Málaga. The Vélez, Algarrobo and Torrox rivers all run through the region. Its highest mountain is La Maroma, highest point of the Sierra de Tejeda, Penibaetic System.