Marchamalo is a municipality located in the
province of Guadalajara
Guadalajara () is a province of Spain, belonging to the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. As of 2013 it had a population of 257,723 people. The population of the province has grown in the last 10 years. It is located in the centre of ...
, Spain. According to the 2007
census
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INE
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), the municipality has a population of 4,849 inhabitants.
Municipalities in the Province of Guadalajara
Marah Malao
The small village was the home of a large Jewish community that was known for their many small factories.
The most famous one of them was the "Marchmalo Sweet" that was known all around province of Guadalajara.
Over the years, some families moved to Morocco and set their homes at Agadir. Their Marchmallo Sweets business moved with them under the name of "Marah Malao" and was successful.
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