Costa del Sol Occidental (English: "Western Coast of the Sun") is a comarca (county) in Andalusia, southern Spain.
Costa del Sol Occidental | |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Andalusia |
| Province | Málaga |
| Capital | Marbella |
| Municipalities | List |
| Area | |
• Total | 802.7 km2 (309.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 592,006 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
It occupies a narrow coastal strip delimited by the cordillera Penibética (Sierra de Mijas, Sierra Alpujata, Sierra Blanca, Sierra Bermeja, Sierra Crestallina) to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. The coast shows a diversity of landscapes: beaches, cliffs, estuaries, bays and dunes. The rivers are short and seasonal, while the agriculture is hampered by the lee effect caused by the Baetic System.
Municipalities
editThere are 9 municipalities, running along this coast, and listed below from west to east:
| Arms | Municipality | Area (km²) |
Population (2023)[2][3] |
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Benahavís | 145.4 | 9,244 | 63.6 |
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Benalmádena | 26.9 | 75,801 | 2,817.88 |
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Casares | 162.4 | 8,111 | 49.9 |
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Estepona | 137.5 | 76,975 | 559.8 |
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Fuengirola | 10.4 | 85,598 | 8,230.6 |
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Manilva | 35.6 | 17,857 | 501.6 |
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Marbella | 116.8 | 156,295 | 1,338.1 |
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Mijas | 148.8 | 91,691 | 616.2 |
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Torremolinos | 19.9 | 70,434 | 3,539.4 |
| Totals | 802.7 | 592,006 | 737.5 |
Gallery
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Estimate at 1 January 2023: National Statistics Institute (Spain)
- ^ Estimate at 1 January 2023: National Statistics Institute (Spain)
- ^ "Málaga: Population by municipality and sex. (2882)". INE. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
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