The Comarca de Antequera is one of the nine
comarcas (currently with no administrative role) in the
province of Málaga, in
Andalusia
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, southern
Spain
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.
It is located in the area of the
Surco Intrabético range, on the boundary with the
province of Córdoba. The landscape is largely plain (
Hoya de Antequera), run by the higher valley of the
Guadalhorce river.
The present-day ''comarca'' was established in 2003 by the Government of Andalusia.
Municipalities
The comarca originally included seven municipalities, a further municipality,
Villanueva de la Concepción, was created by separation from Antequera municipality on 17 March 2009:
+ a new municipality, created in 2009 from part of Antequera municipality.
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Comarcas of the Province of Málaga