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Campillos is a municipality and town in the province of
Málaga Málaga (; ) is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 591,637 in 2024, it is the second-most populo ...
, part of the
autonomous community The autonomous communities () are the first-level administrative divisions of Spain, created in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978, with the aim of guaranteeing limited autonomy to the nationalities and regions that make up Sp ...
of
Andalusia Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...
in southern
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. It is located northwest of the province in the
comarca A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ...
of Guadalteba and within the judicial district of
Antequera Antequera () is a city and municipality in the Comarca de Antequera, province of Málaga, part of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. It is known as "the heart of Andalusia" (''el corazón de An ...
. The municipality is approximately 30 kilometers from Antequera and 70 from the provincial capital. It covers an area of 188 km2 extending from grain fields and olive groves and includes several lakes inhabited by flamingos and storks. It has a population of approximately 8,633 residents according to the National Institute of Statistics (2012). The parish church Our Lady of Repose, ''Iglesia Parroquial Nuestra Señora del Reposo'', near the plaza is a major attraction.The town's entry on andalucia.com
/ref> The natives are called ''Campilleros''. Campillos was founded in 1492. It is home to the Campillos International Piano Competition, first held in 2007.


Geography

Campillos is part of the comarca of Guadalteba, together with the municipalities of Almargen, Ardales, Cañete La Real, Carratraca, Cuevas del Becerro, Sierra de Yeguas and Teba. It includes the old municipality of , which disappeared in the 1970s due to the construction of the reservoir of Guadalteba.


Flora and fauna

Most of the land is covered by olive groves and grain fields on its flat side and the mountains are dominated by scrub and woodland.


See also

* List of municipalities in Málaga


References

Municipalities in the Province of Málaga {{Andalusia-geo-stub