Vélez-Málaga
Vélez-Málaga | |
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Collage of Velez-Malaga. Top left:San Juan Bautista Church, Top middle:View of Vélez-Málaga Fortress, from Remedios Hill, Top right:View of Los Remedios Hermitage、from San Cristbal Hills, Bottom left:View of downtown Vélez-Málaga, from Ermita Remedious Hill, Bottom middle:Vélez-Málaga tramway, near Torre del Mar Beach, Bottom right:View of Vivar Tellez Avenue from San Cristbal Hills | |
| Coordinates: 36°47′N 4°6′W / 36.783°N 4.100°W | |
| Sovereign state | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Málaga |
| Comarca | Axarquía |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Moreno Ferrer |
| Area | |
• Total | 157.88 km2 (60.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 80,817 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
Vélez-Málaga (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbeleθ ˈmalaɣa]) is a municipality and the capital of the Axarquía comarca in the province of Málaga, in the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia. It is the most important city in the comarca. Locally it is referred to as Vélez. Vélez-Málaga is the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Municipalities of Costa del Sol-Axarquía. The municipality forms part of the Costa del Sol region.
Vélez-Málaga itself is a market city and "bustling market town and supply centre for the region's farmers", 4 km inland from Torre del Mar but unlike the coastal resort not dominated by the tourist industry.