Viñuela
La Viñuela | |
|---|---|
Lake Viñuela | |
| Coordinates: 36°51′N 4°08′W / 36.850°N 4.133°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous Community | Andalusia |
| Province | Málaga |
| Comarca | Axarquía - Costa del Sol |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Ayuntamiento de La Viñuela. |
| • Mayor | Juan José Jiménez López (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 27.22 km2 (10.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• City | 2,045 |
| • Density | 75.13/km2 (194.6/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 591 |
| • Metro | 1,454 |
| Demonym | Viñoleros |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 29712 and 29713 |
| Calling code | +34 (Spain) 95 (Málaga) |
Municipal location in the province of Málaga. | |
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La Viñuela is a municipality in the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of La Axarquía. The village of La Viñuela is situated 45 kilometres (28 mi) from the provincial capital of Málaga and 19 kilometres (12 mi) from the coast at Torre del Mar. The village sits at a height of 162 metres (531 ft) above sea level. Inhabitants are called viñoleros. One of its hamlets is Los Romanes.
La Viñuela is dominated by the landscape of La Maroma, which belongs to the mountain range known as Sierra de Tejeda and at a height of 2,068 metres (6,785 ft) is the highest mountain in Axarquía. Another dominant feature of the landscape is that of the reservoir known in English as Lake Viñuela; it holds 170 million cubic metres of water and is surrounded by picnic areas, some with barbecues. Swimming and non-motorised water sports are also permitted here.