Costa del Sol Occidental | |
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Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Andalusia |
Province | Málaga |
Capital | Marbella |
Municipalities | List |
Area | |
• Total | 802.7 km2 (309.9 sq mi) |
Population (2018)
[1] | |
• Total | 529,496 |
• Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Costa del Sol Occidental (English: "Western Coast of the Sun") is a comarca (county) in Andalusia, southern Spain.
It occupies a narrow coastal strip delimited by the cordillera Penibética ( Sierra de Mijas, Sierra Alpujata, Sierra Blanca, Sierra Bermeja, Sierra Crestallina) to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. The coast shows a diversity of landscapes: beaches, cliffs, estuaries, bays and dunes. The rivers are short and seasonal, while the agriculture is hampered by the lee effect caused by the Baetic System.
There are 9 municipalities, running along this coast, and listed below from west to east:
Municipality | Area (km²) |
Population 2011 [2] |
Population 2018 [3] |
---|---|---|---|
Manilva | 35.6 | 13,510 | 14,977 |
Casares | 162.4 | 5,276 | 6,121 |
Estepona | 137.5 | 64,468 | 67,012 |
Benahavís | 145.4 | 5,053 | 7,989 |
Marbella | 116.8 | 135,124 | 141,463 |
Fuengirola | 10.4 | 72,019 | 75,296 |
Mijas | 148.8 | 74,028 | 80,630 |
Benalmádena | 26.9 | 61,394 | 67,746 |
Torremolinos | 19.9 | 66,270 | 68,262 |
Totals | 802.7 | 497,142 | 529,496 |
Costa del Sol Occidental | |
---|---|
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Andalusia |
Province | Málaga |
Capital | Marbella |
Municipalities | List |
Area | |
• Total | 802.7 km2 (309.9 sq mi) |
Population (2018)
[1] | |
• Total | 529,496 |
• Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Costa del Sol Occidental (English: "Western Coast of the Sun") is a comarca (county) in Andalusia, southern Spain.
It occupies a narrow coastal strip delimited by the cordillera Penibética ( Sierra de Mijas, Sierra Alpujata, Sierra Blanca, Sierra Bermeja, Sierra Crestallina) to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. The coast shows a diversity of landscapes: beaches, cliffs, estuaries, bays and dunes. The rivers are short and seasonal, while the agriculture is hampered by the lee effect caused by the Baetic System.
There are 9 municipalities, running along this coast, and listed below from west to east:
Municipality | Area (km²) |
Population 2011 [2] |
Population 2018 [3] |
---|---|---|---|
Manilva | 35.6 | 13,510 | 14,977 |
Casares | 162.4 | 5,276 | 6,121 |
Estepona | 137.5 | 64,468 | 67,012 |
Benahavís | 145.4 | 5,053 | 7,989 |
Marbella | 116.8 | 135,124 | 141,463 |
Fuengirola | 10.4 | 72,019 | 75,296 |
Mijas | 148.8 | 74,028 | 80,630 |
Benalmádena | 26.9 | 61,394 | 67,746 |
Torremolinos | 19.9 | 66,270 | 68,262 |
Totals | 802.7 | 497,142 | 529,496 |