Benamocarra

Municipality in Andalusia, Spain
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36°48′N 4°09′W / 36.800°N 4.150°W / 36.800; -4.150Country SpainAutonomous community AndalusiaProvinceMálagaComarcaLa AxarquíaGovernment
 • TypeAyuntamiento • Mayor
(Alcalde)Abdeslam Jesús Aoulad Ben Salem Lucena (Por Mi Pueblo/Partido Andalucista)Area
 • Total6 km2 (2 sq mi)Elevation
145 m (476 ft)Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total2,999 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Websitebenamocarra.es

Benamocarra is a town and municipality in the Province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is situated approximately 5 kilometres from Vélez-Málaga and 41 from Málaga, the provincial capital. It has a population of approximately 3,000 residents. The natives are called Benamocarreños.

Its mayor since 2003 (reelected in 2007) is Abdeslam Jesús Aoulad Ben Salem Lucena[2] of the Partido Andalucista. He was the first and still is the only, Spanish mayor of Moroccan origin. He is a member of the National Executive of the P.A., and was candidate for this party at the 2008 autonomous elections.

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Agustín Peláez, Youth at the Town Hall, Sur in English, July 11–17, 2003
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