The Guadiaro is a river in the Spanish provinces of
Cádiz
Cádiz (, , ) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the Province of Cádiz, one of eight that make up the autonomous community of Andalusia.
Cádiz, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, ...
and
Málaga in the autonomous community of
Andalusia
Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The ...
,
Spain
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, ...
. It flows southward from the Sierra Bermeja through the
Sierra de Grazalema and discharges into the
Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on th ...
at
Sotogrande
Sotogrande is the largest privately owned residential development in Andalusia, Spain. Originally a gated community, it is located in the municipality of San Roque and is composed of a 25-square-kilometre stretch from the Mediterranean Sea 25& ...
. The river is notable for having some of the only marshland on the
Costa del Sol
The Costa del Sol (literally "Coast of the Sun" or "Sun Coast") is a region in the south of Spain in the autonomous community of Andalusia, comprising the coastal towns and communities along the coastline of the Province of Málaga and the easte ...
. This marsh is protected by a
Estuario del Río Guadiaro Natural Area
/ref> nature preserve. There are several towns and communities near its mouth, Pueblonuevo de Guadiaro Pueblo Nuevo ( Spanish: "New Town") may refer to:
Places
Chile
* Pueblo Nuevo, Temuco
Colombia
*Pueblo Nuevo, Córdoba
Cuba
*Pueblo Nuevo, Havana, ward in Centro Habana
*Pueblo Nuevo, Matanzas
*Pueblo Nuevo, Cienfuegos
*Pueblo Nuevo, Pinar del R ...
, Guadiaro, Torreguadiaro, Sotogrande
Sotogrande is the largest privately owned residential development in Andalusia, Spain. Originally a gated community, it is located in the municipality of San Roque and is composed of a 25-square-kilometre stretch from the Mediterranean Sea 25& ...
, San Enrique, and Venta Nueva Venta may refer to:
Architecture
* Venta (establishment), a Spanish typical inn generally located in unpopulated and remote rural areas.
Places
* Venta (river), a river in Lithuania and Latvia
* Venta (city), a city in Lithuania
* Venta (village) ...
, all located within the San Roque municipality.
See also
* List of rivers of Spain
This is an incomplete list of rivers that are at least partially in Spain. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Rivers in the mainland Iberian Peninsu ...
References
External links
News and Information about Río Guadiaro
(Spanish)
Rivers of Spain
Rivers of Andalusia
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