Torrox is a municipality in the
province of Málaga in the
autonomous community
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of
Andalusia
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, southern
Spain
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. 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
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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).
Climate
Torrox has an average annual temperature of 18 degrees."
Notable people
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Almanzor
Abu ʿĀmir Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Abi ʿĀmir al-Maʿafiri (), nicknamed al-Manṣūr (, "the Victorious"), which is often Latinized as Almanzor in Spanish, Almansor in Catalan language, Catalan and Almançor in Portuguese ( 938 – 8 A ...
, Former Chancellor of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba
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Raúl Baena, footballer
Twin towns
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Kirkel, Germany
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Mauléon, France
See also
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List of municipalities in Málaga
References
Municipalities in the Province of Málaga
Seaside resorts in Spain
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