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Torrox is a municipality in the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia, southern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Axarquía. It is located in the Costa del Sol (specifically the Costa del Sol Oriental), on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the foothills of the Sierra de Almijara. The municipality is divided into two distinct areas: Torrox Pueblo (the historic inland village) and Torrox Costa (the modern coastal resort area).
Torrox | |
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 Plaza de la Constitucion | |
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| Coordinates: 36°45′N 3°57′W / 36.750°N 3.950°W | |
| Sovereign state |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Andalusia |
| Province |  Málaga |
| Comarca | La Axarquía |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonia Claros Atencia |
| Area | |
• Total | 51 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 22,015 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Torroxeños |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
Climate
editTorrox has an average annual temperature of 18 degrees."[2]
Notable people
edit- Almanzor, Former Chancellor of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba
- Raúl Baena, footballer
Twin towns
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See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- ↑ Sol, Costa del. "The best climate in Europe is in Malaga: Torrox". blog.visitacostadelsol.com. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
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