Campillos is a municipality and town in the province of Málaga, part of the

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Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The t ...

in southern

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. It is located northwest of the province in the

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of Guadalteba and within the judicial district of Antequera. The municipality is approximately 30 kilometers from Antequera and 70 from the provincial capital. It covers an area of 188 km² extending from grain fields and olive groves and includes several lakes inhabited by flamingos and storks. It has a population of approximately 8,633 residents according to the National Institute of Statistics (2012). The parish church Our Lady of Repose, ''Iglesia Parroquial Nuestra Señora del Reposo'', near the plaza is a major attraction.The town's entry on andalucia.com
/ref> The natives are called ''Campilleros''. Campillos was founded in 1492.

Geography

Campillos is part of the comarca of Guadalteba, together with the municipalities of Almargen,

Ardales Ardales is a town and municipality in the Province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is approximately 62.5 kilometres from Málaga. On the hill above the town is the historic church and ...

, Cañete La Real, Carratraca, Cuevas del Becerro, Sierra de Yeguas and Teba. It includes the old municipality of , which disappeared in the seventies due to the construction of the reservoir of Guadalteba.

Flora and fauna

Most of the land is covered by olive groves and grain fields on its flat side and the mountains are dominated by scrub and woodland.

References

Municipalities in the Province of Málaga {{Andalusia-geo-stub