Torrox
Municipality in Andalusia, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Torrox | |
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Coordinates: 36°45′N 3°57′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 (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 16,465 |
• Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
Demonym | Torroxeños |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | Official website |
It is frequented especially by German and British tourists. The city itself is divided into sections: Torrox Costa on the sea and Torrox Pueblo, 4 km inland. Torrox Park, a housing section in between the costa and the village, could be seen as another division. Torrox is near Nerja.
With an average annual temperature of 18 degrees, it claims to have "the best weather in Europe."[2]