The province of Málaga ( es, Provincia de Málaga ) is located in

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 ...

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. It is bordered by the

Mediterranean Sea 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 ...

to the south and by the 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, ...

to the west,

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Penins ...

to the northwest, Córdoba to the north, and

Granada Granada (,, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the c ...

to the east.

Overview

Its area is and its population is 1,652,999 (2013), which is concentrated mainly in the metropolitan area of

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 po ...

, province capital, and throughout the coastal area. The population density surpasses both the Andalusia and Spanish averages, reaching 222.53 inhabitants/km². Málaga contains 102 municipalities. Besides the capital, its main cities are Marbella, Mijas, Fuengirola, Vélez-Málaga, Torremolinos, Estepona, and Benalmádena, all in the coastal zone. The towns of

Antequera Antequera () is a city and municipality in the Comarca de Antequera, province of Málaga, part of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia. It is known as "the heart of Andalusia" (''el corazón de Andalucía'') because of its central loca ...

and Ronda are located in the interior. The prevailing climate is a warm Mediterranean with dry and warm, long summers with short, mild winters. The geographical relief varies greatly from zone to zone. In general, the coastal zone has a subtropical

Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...

. To the north, a continental Mediterranean climate exists with cold, dry winters and warm summers. Its main industry and claim to fame is its tourist resorts, particularly those on the beaches along the Costa del Sol. These beaches are visited by millions of European tourists; other attractions include the gorge of

El Chorro El Chorro ("The Cascade") is a small village located in Málaga (Andalusia) in southern Spain, near the town of Álora. It is one of the most popular rock climbing attractions in Spain as it is located next to ''Desfiladero de los Gaitanes'' ...

near

Álora Álora is a town and municipality in southern Spain in the province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Located c. 40 km from Málaga, on the right bank of the river Guadalhorce and on the Córdoba-Málaga railway, within t ...

, El Torcal de Antequera, the Moorish-Mudéjar district of

Frigiliana Frigiliana is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is situated approximately 71 kilometers east of Málaga, the provincial capital, and approximately ...

, the Dolmen of Menga, and the Caves of Nerja.

Population development

The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) ImageSize = width:650 height:auto barincrement:28 PlotArea = left:40 bottom:40 top:20 right:20 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:1800 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal AlignBars = late ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:100 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:50 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo PlotData= color:skyblue width:20 shift:(-60,-5) fontsize:M anchor:till bar:1877 from:0 till: 502 text: 502,407 bar:1887 from:0 till: 524 text: 523,915 bar:1900 from:0 till: 520 text: 520,429 bar:1910 from:0 till: 530 text: 529,575 bar:1920 from:0 till: 563 text: 562,525 bar:1930 from:0 till: 610 text: 609,613 bar:1940 from:0 till: 688 text: 688,193 bar:1950 from:0 till: 756 text: 756,083 bar:1960 from:0 till: 782 text: 781,690 bar:1970 from:0 till: 854 text: 853,579 bar:1980 from:0 till:1026 text:1,025,609 bar:1990 from:0 till:1161 text:1,160,843 bar:2000 from:0 till:1287 text:1,287,017 bar:2010 from:0 till:1595 text:1,594,808 bar:2021 from:0 till:1701 text:1,700,752 TextData= pos:(35,20) fontsize:M text:"Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, INE"

Regions

* Costa del Sol *

Valle del Guadalhorce The Valle del Guadalhorce is a '' comarca'' in the province of Málaga, Andalusia, southern Spain. It includes 8 municipalities and is part of the natural region of the Guadalhorce river. Coín Coín () is a town and municipality in the Provin ...

Axarquía Axarquía () is a ''comarca'' of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is the wedge-shaped area east of Málaga. Its name is traced back to Arabic (''aš-Šarqiyya'', meaning "the eastern egion). It extends along the coast and inland. Its coastal towns ...

* Serranía de Ronda *

Protected areas

* Los Alcornocales Natural Park *

Sierra de las Nieves National Park The Sierra de las Nieves National Park ( es, Parque Nacional de la Sierra de las Nieves) is a national park in the Sierra de las Nieves range, Andalusia, southern Spain. It is located behind Marbella and to the east of the road to Ronda from t ...

Montes de Málaga Natural Park Montes de Málaga Natural Park ( es, Parque Natural Montes de Málaga) is the name of a natural park in Andalusia, Spain. It is named after the Montes de Málaga Montes de Málaga is a mountain range of the Penibaetic System in Málaga Provinc ...

Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park The Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park ( es, Parque natural de las Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama) is a protected area in the Spanish provinces of Málaga and Granada. It contains the Sierra de Tejeda and Sierra de Almijara ...

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