Costa del Sol Occidental (English: "Western Coast of the Sun") is one of the nine
''comarcas'' (county) in the
province of Málaga
The province of Málaga ( ) is located in Andalusia, Spain. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south and by the provinces of Cádiz to the west, Seville to the northwest, Córdoba to the north, and Granada to the east.
The province ...
,
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 ...
, southern
Spain
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. This comarca was established in 2003 by the
Government of Andalusia
The Regional Government of Andalusia () is the government of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Regional Government and the Government Council. The 2011 budget was 31.7 billion euros. It emp ...
.
It occupies a narrow coastal strip delimited by the
cordillera Penibética (
Sierra de Mijas,
Sierra Alpujata,
Sierra Blanca,
Sierra Bermeja,
Sierra Crestallina) to the north and the
Mediterranean Sea
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to the south. The coast shows a diversity of landscapes: beaches, cliffs, estuaries, bays and dunes. The rivers are short and seasonal, while the agriculture is hampered by the
lee effect caused by the
Baetic System.
Municipalities
There are 9 municipalities, running along this coast, and listed below from west to east:
Gallery
Marbella_from_La_Concha,_Andalucia,_Spain_-_Sept_2009_(cropped).jpg, View of Marbella
Marbella ( , , ) is a city and municipality in southern Spain, belonging to the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is part of the Costa del Sol and is the headquarters of the Association of Municipalities of the re ...
A_view_of_Fuengirola_(48829279762)_(cropped).jpg, Fuengirola
Fuengirola () is a city on the Costa del Sol in the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is located on the central coast of the province and integrated into the region of the Costa del Sol and the Com ...
Teleférico_Benalmádena.jpg, Benalmádena
Mijas_10.jpg, Mijas
Casares_vista.jpg, Casares
29620_Torremolinos,_Málaga,_Spain_-_panoramio_(4).jpg, Torremolinos beach
See also
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Baetic System
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Costa del Sol
The Costa del Sol (; literally "Coast of the Sun") is a region in the south of Spain in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, comprising the coastal towns and communities along the coastline of the Province of ...
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References
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Comarcas of the Province of Málaga