Algarrobo is a town and municipality in the province of

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, part of the autonomous community of

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in southern

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. The municipality is situated in the coastal area of La

Axarquía 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 egion). It extends along the coast and inland. Its coastal towns m ...

, 32 kilometers from the city of Málaga. It is bordered on the north by the municipality of Arenas and

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, to the east and west by

Vélez-Málaga Vélez-Málaga () is a municipality and the capital of the Axarquía comarca in the province of Málaga, in the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia. It is the most important city in the comarca. Locally it is referred to as Vélez. Vélez- ...

and to the south by the Mediterranean Sea. It is situated at an altitude of 86 meters. The main center for the population is Algarrobo, a town of Arab architecture situated 3.5 kilometers from the coast. Other towns in the municipality are Algarrobo Costa, Mezquitilla and Trayamar. It has a population of approximately 5,000 residents. Natives of the town are called ''Algarrobeños''. Its surface area is 9.73 km² and has a density of 639.16 inhabitants/km².

History

Its origins likely date back to the Paleolithic period, although the first documented prehistoric settlement is from the Copper Age. The Phoenician necropolis and the remains found in the Morro de Mezquitilla have been catalogued by German professors Schubart and Niemeyer as one of the most important

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n remains that still exists in the West. The entry of the Arabs in the Iberian Peninsula entailed a resurgence when

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from

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founded the town of Algarrobo more to the interior and introduced crops such as almonds and raisins and small industries of silk.

Monuments

* Church of Santa Ana. From the 17th century. * Ermita de San Sebastian. Dating back to the 17th or 18th century. In 1976 it had to be rebuilt to its previous image due to the landslide hazard it presented. * Ermita de las Angustias, located at the exit of Algarrobo Norte. Despite not being an architectural gem, it is dear to the city. All the brides of the town bring their flowers here.

Politics and administration

The political administration of the municipality is carried out through a democratically controlled town council whose members are elected every four years by

universal suffrage Universal suffrage or universal franchise ensures the right to vote for as many people bound by a government's laws as possible, as supported by the " one person, one vote" principle. For many, the term universal suffrage assumes the exclusion ...

. The electoral census is composed of all residents registered in Algarrobo over 18 and Spanish nationals and other member states of the

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. According to the Law on the General Election, which sets the number of eligible councillors depending on the population of the municipality, the Municipal Corporation of Algarrobo is composed of 13 councillors.

Famous persons

* Enrique Ramos Ramos

References

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History

Monuments

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Famous persons

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