Torrox
Torrox | |
|---|---|
Plaza de la Constitucion | |
| 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 (2018) | |
• Total | 16,465 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Torroxeños |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
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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).