Costa del Sol Occidental
Costa del Sol Occidental | |
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Sunset in Marbella | |
Location of Costa del Sol Occidental in Andalusia, Spain | |
Location of Costa del Sol Occidental in the province of Málaga | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Málaga |
| Capital | Marbella |
| Municipalities | List |
| Area | |
• Total | 802.7 km2 (309.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 592,006 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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Costa del Sol Occidental (English: "Western Coast of the Sun") is one of the nine comarcas (county) in the province of Málaga, Andalusia, southern Spain. This comarca was established in 2003 by the Government of Andalusia.
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.