Costa del Sol Occidental | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Sunset in Marbella | |
 Location of Costa del Sol Occidental in Andalusia, Spain | |
 Location of Costa del Sol Occidental in the province of Málaga | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Andalusia |
| Province | Málaga |
| Capital | Marbella |
| Municipalities | List |
| Area | |
• Total | 802.7 km2 (309.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[notes 1] | |
• Total | 592,006 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Costa del Sol Occidental (English: "Western Coast of the Sun") is one of the nine comarcas (county) in the province of Málaga, Andalusia, southern Spain. This comarca was established in 2003 by the Government of Andalusia.[1][2]
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.
Municipalities
[edit]There are 9 municipalities, running along this coast, and listed below from west to east:
| Arms | Municipality | Area (km²) |
Population (2023)[notes 2][3] |
Density (/km2) |
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Benahavís | 145.4 | 9,244 | 63.6 |
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Benalmádena | 26.9 | 75,801 | 2,817.88 |
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Casares | 162.4 | 8,111 | 49.9 |
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Estepona | 137.5 | 76,975 | 559.8 |
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Fuengirola | 10.4 | 85,598 | 8,230.6 |
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Manilva | 35.6 | 17,857 | 501.6 |
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Marbella | 116.8 | 156,295 | 1,338.1 |
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Mijas | 148.8 | 91,691 | 616.2 |
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Torremolinos | 19.9 | 70,434 | 3,539.4 |
| Totals | 802.7 | 592,006 | 737.5 |
Gallery
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Estimate at 1 January 2023: National Statistics Institute (Spain)
- ^ Estimate at 1 January 2023: National Statistics Institute (Spain)
References
[edit]- ^ "ORDEN de 14 de marzo de 2003, por la que se aprueba el mapa de comarcas de Andalucía a efectos de la planificación de la oferta turística y deportiva". www.juntadeandalucia.es (in Spanish). 27 March 2003. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "CORRECCION de errores de la Orden de 14 de marzo de 2003, por la que se aprueba el mapa de comarcas de Andalucía a efectos de la planificación de la oferta turística y deportiva (BOJA núm. 59, de 27.3.2003)". www.juntadeandalucia.es (in Spanish). 7 May 2003. Archived from the original on 18 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ "Málaga: Population by municipality and sex. (2882)". INE. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
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