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Costa del Sol Occidental

Coordinates: 36°30′54″N 4°52′40″W / 36.51500°N 4.87778°W / 36.51500; -4.87778
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Costa del Sol Occidental
Country Spain
Autonomous community Andalusia
ProvinceMálaga
CapitalMarbella
Municipalities
Area
 • Total802.7 km2 (309.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total529,496
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Costa del Sol Occidental (English: "Western Coast of the Sun") is a comarca (county) in Andalusia, southern Spain.

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

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There are 9 municipalities, running along this coast, and listed below from west to east:

Municipality Area
(km²)
Population
2011[2]
Population
2018[3]
Manilva 35.6 13,510 14,977
Casares 162.4 5,276 6,121
Estepona 137.5 64,468 67,012
Benahavís 145.4 5,053 7,989
Marbella 116.8 135,124 141,463
Fuengirola 10.4 72,019 75,296
Mijas 148.8 74,028 80,630
Benalmádena 26.9 61,394 67,746
Torremolinos 19.9 66,270 68,262
Totals 802.7 497,142 529,496

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  2. ^ Census at 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  3. ^ Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.



36°30′54″N 4°52′40″W / 36.51500°N 4.87778°W / 36.51500; -4.87778