Torrox

For the soil type, see Oxisol.

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).

Torrox
Municipality
Plaza de la Constitucion
Flag Coat of arms
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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

Climate

Torrox has an average annual temperature of 18 degrees."^[2]

Notable people

• Almanzor, Former Chancellor of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba
• Raúl Baena, footballer

Twin towns

• Kirkel, Germany
• Mauléon, France

See also

• List of municipalities in Málaga