Málaga

Also known as Malaga

Málaga (; ) is a municipality of Spain and the capital of the province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 592,346 in 2024, it is the 2nd-largest city in Andalusia and the 6th-largest in the country. It lies in Southern Iberia on the Costa del Sol () of the Mediterranean, primarily on the left bank of the Guadalhorce. The urban core originally developed in the space between the Gibralfaro Hill and the Guadalmedina.

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Málaga is a major city in southern Spain with nearly 600,000 residents, making it the second-largest city in the Andalusia region and the sixth-largest in the entire country. Located on the Mediterranean coast in an area known as the Costa del Sol, it developed historically around the Gibralfaro Hill and the Guadalmedina river.

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Settlement.name: Málaga
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Málaga, Spain.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Málaga.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Málaga
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Andalusia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Málaga
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 8th century BC
Settlement.government_type: Ayuntamiento
Settlement.governing_body: City Council of Málaga
Settlement.leader_party: PP
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Francisco de la Torre Prados

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Málaga
Demonym: Malaguène
Population: 599063
Area: 394.98
Elevation: 18
Official website: www.malaga.eu
Image: Malaga 2023.jpg
Dialing code: 95
Licence plate code: MA

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postal code: 29001–29018
Commons category: Málaga
Commons gallery: Málaga
inception: 0800-00-00
native label: Málaga
male population: 276001
female population: 298653
social media followers: 5000

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Bilingual education in schools
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Universities in Málaga
International schools in Málaga city
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Málaga Public Transportation statistics
Notable people
Twin towns and sister cities
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Málaga's history spans about 2,800 years, making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe. According to most scholars, it was founded about 770BC by the Phoenicians from Tyre as Malaka. From the 6th centuryBC the city was under the hegemony of Ancient Carthage, and from 218BC, it was under Roman rule, economically prospering owing to garum production. In the 8th century, after a period of Visigothic and Byzantine rule, it was placed under Islamic rule. In 1487, the Crown of Castile gained control in the midst of the Granada War. In the 19th century, the city underwent a period of industrialisation followed by a decay in all socioeconomic parametres in the last third of the century.