Nerja
Municipality and town in Andalusia, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nerja (pronounced [ˈneɾxa]) is a municipality on the Costa del Sol in the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is part of the comarca of La Axarquía. It is on the country's southern Mediterranean coast, about 50 km east of Málaga.
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Nerja | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 36°44′49″N 3°52′44″W | |
Sovereign state | Spain |
Autonomous community | Andalusia |
Province | Málaga |
Comarca | Axarquía |
Government | |
• Mayor [1] | José Alberto Armijo |
Area | |
• Total | 85 km2 (33 sq mi) |
Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 21,061 |
• Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
Demonym | Nerjeños |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 29780 |
Website | Official website |
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Under Muslim rule, its name was Narixa, which means "abundant source" and is the origin of the current name.