Málaga-Costa del Sol is one of the nine comarcas into which the

province of Málaga The province of Málaga ( es, Provincia de Málaga ) is located in Andalusia, Spain. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south and by the provinces of Cádiz to the west, Seville to the northwest, Córdoba to the north, and Granada to ...

is divided and is the second most populated comarca 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 ...

Geography

The region occupies part of the lower valley of the

Guadalhorce River The Guadalhorce (from Arabic وَادِي (''wādī''), "river" + Latin ''forfex'', "scissors") is the principal river of the Province of Málaga in southern Spain. Its source is in the Sierra de Alhama in the Province of Granada, from which it ...

, the Hoya de Málaga and a large part of the Montes de Málaga. The landscape is covered by fields of orange, lemon and cane trees dotted with farmhouses, which gradually give way to industrial buildings on the outskirts of the city.Decreto 213/2006 por el que se acuerda la formulación del Plan de Ordenación del Territorio de la aglomeración urbana de Málaga.
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Guadalmedina The Guadalmedina (from the Arabic وَادِي (''wādī''), 'river' + ''medina'', 'city'; 'river of the city') is a river that runs through the city of Málaga, Spain. Historically, it has played an important role in the city's history, and has ...

that end at the bay of Malaga.

References

Comarcas of Andalusia Province of Málaga Populated places in the Province of Málaga

Geography

See also

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