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Alhaurin el Grande

Alhaurín el Grande
Municipality
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Flag of Alhaurín el Grande
Flag
Coat of arms of Alhaurín el Grande
Coat of arms
Municipal location in the Province of Málaga
Municipal location in the Province of Málaga
Alhaurín el Grande is located in Spain
Alhaurín el Grande
Alhaurín el Grande
Location in Spain.
Coordinates: 36°37′59″N 4°40′59″W / 36.63306°N 4.68306°W / 36.63306; -4.68306
Country  Spain
Autonomous community Andalusia
Province Málaga
Government
 • Mayor Juan Martín Serón
Area
 • Total 73.1 km2 (28.2 sq mi)
Elevation 270 m (890 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Total 24,338
 • Density 330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Alhaurinos
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website Official website

Alhaurín el Grande is a town located in the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain.

It covers an area of 73.1 km2 extending from the northern slope of the Sierra de Mijas and the plain of the Guadalhorce river, where alternate crops of citrus and other fruit trees orchards are found. The population reaches 23,675 inhabitants, according to 2010 data.

The origin of the name was given by the Arabs, who called it "Alhaurin", where the Catholic Monarchs added "el Grande" to distinguish it from the neighboring town of Alhaurín de la Torre after the conquest of both sites in 1485.

It is situated between the river Fahala and the stream of Blas González. The coast is close by and there is a network of roads to get there. There is a road to Málaga Airport and Torremolinos, which takes about 30 minutes by car. A new road was built in 2010 connecting the town with Fuengirola and the beach which is only 20 minutes drive. There is also another new road to Marbella, to the southwest with Mijas just along a winding road round the mountain. From Alhaurín there is a view over the "Hoya de Málaga", Málaga's vale, full of lemon trees and other fruit trees.

Villafranco del Guadalhorce is a village within Alhaurín el Grande's municipal term. It was founded by colonist families in the 1950s and subsidized by the Instituto Nacional de Colonización of the Spanish government.

Alhaurin el Grande is located on the north side of the Sierra de Mijas at a height of 326 meters above sea level, with a benign climate of mild winters and hot summers and more than a third of the days per year have sunshine. It is 29 km from Málaga and 18 km from Marbella.


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