The Guadiaro is a river in the Spanish provinces of

Cádiz Cádiz (, , ) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the Province of Cádiz, one of eight that make up the autonomous community of Andalusia. Cádiz, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, ...

and

Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...

in the autonomous community of

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, 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 ...

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. It flows southward from the Sierra Bermeja through the

Sierra de Grazalema Grazalema is a village located in the northeastern part of the province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Situated in the foothills of the Sierra del Pinar mountain range (Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park), Grazalema h ...

and discharges into the

Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the e ...

Sotogrande Sotogrande is the largest privately owned residential development in Andalusia, Spain. Originally a gated community, it is located in the municipality of San Roque and is composed of a 25-square-kilometre stretch from the Mediterranean Sea 25&nb ...

. The river is notable for having some of the only marshland on the

Costa del Sol The Costa del Sol (literally "Coast of the Sun" or "Sun Coast") is a region in the south of Spain in the autonomous community of Andalusia, comprising the coastal towns and communities along the coastline of the Province of Málaga and the easte ...

. This marsh is protected by a Estuario del Río Guadiaro Natural Area
/ref> nature preserve. There are several towns and communities near its mouth,

Pueblonuevo de Guadiaro Pueblo Nuevo (Spanish: "New Town") may refer to: Places Chile * Pueblo Nuevo, Temuco Colombia * Pueblo Nuevo, Córdoba Cuba * Pueblo Nuevo, Havana, ward in Centro Habana * Pueblo Nuevo, Matanzas * Pueblo Nuevo, Cienfuegos * Pueblo Nuevo, Pinar de ...

, Guadiaro, Torreguadiaro,

, San Enrique, and

Venta Nueva Venta may refer to: Architecture *Venta (establishment), a Spanish typical inn generally located in unpopulated and remote rural areas. Places *Venta (river), a river in Lithuania and Latvia *Venta (city), a city in Lithuania *Venta (village), a v ...

, all located within the San Roque municipality.

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(Spanish) Rivers of Spain Rivers of Andalusia {{Spain-river-stub

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