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Alhaurín de la Torre

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official_name	Alhaurín de la Torre
settlement_type	Municipality
image_skyline	Avenida de España, Alhaurín de la Torre, España.JPG
image_caption	Avenida de España.
image_flag	Bandera de Alhaurín de la Torre.svg
image_shield	Coat of Arms of Alhaurín de la Torre.svg
image_map	Alhaurín de la Torre.svg
map_caption	Municipal location in the Province of Málaga
pushpin_map	Spain
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Spain.
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_type1	Autonomous community
subdivision_type2	Province
subdivision_type3	Comarca
subdivision_name	Spain
subdivision_name1	Andalusia
subdivision_name2	Málaga
subdivision_name3	Valle del Guadalhorce
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Joaquín Villanova (PP)
area_total_km2	83
population_demonym	Alhaurinos or Torrealhaurinos
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population_density_km2	auto
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
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| }} Alhaurín de la Torre is a town in the province of Málaga, Andalusia, in southern Spain. The town is part of Málaga Metropolitan Area and of the comarca of Valle del Guadalhorce. It sits at the entrance to the Guadalhorce valley on the slopes of the Sierra de Mijas mountains, some 17 km from Málaga.

The municipality covers an area of 82 km2 between the Sierra de Mijas and Málaga basin, and is crossed by the river Guadalhorce. It is the most populous municipality in the region of Guadalhorce and third within the province, with 33,567 inhabitants, behind Antequera and Ronda. Alhaurin de la Torre experienced a marked increase of population in the 90s due to the expansion of the metropolitan area of Málaga. The population density is 409.35 inhabitants/km2.

The city was founded by the Phoenicians, mostly from Libya. Since 1991 it has been the headquarters of the Málaga Provincial Prison, just outside the city, which currently is one of the most well known in Spain, housing some of the special cases of social impact, like the Malaya case amongst others.

Geography

The township sits between the Sierra de Mijas, mountain formation covered with pines and oaks and belongs to the Cordillera Penibética, and the Hoya de Málaga, alluvial depression formed by the Guadalhorce river, which irrigates the whole district and is occupied by numerous crop orchards. The highest peak of Alhaurín de la Torre is Mount Jabalcuza in the Sierra de Mijas, but also include others such as Jarapalo or Abarcuza.

Location

It borders the towns of Málaga to the east, Cártama to the north, Torremolinos to the southeast, Mijas to the southwest, Benalmádena to the south and Alhaurín el Grande to the west.

Southwest Mijas	South: Benalmádena	Southeast: Torremolinos

Hydrography

The hydrography of Alhaurin de la Torre is limited in terms of river inflows. These include the passage of the river Guadalhorce by the municipality along with numerous streams, the majority deviant, dry or with very little flow. The most notable is the water that is often left after some heavy rains in winter, spring or fall. Alhaurín de la Torre is one of the municipalities belonging to the Andalusian Mediterranean Basin.

Description

The city centre has old Moorish-style streets and houses. Services are the main source of income.

It was historically an agrarian village, where citrus and subtropical fruit plantations and olive groves still cover the landscape.

History

The origin of the place goes back to pre-historic times, and it is known that the Phoenicians that set up factories in Málaga and Cártama in about 1,000 BC settled in Alhuarín. It was here that Lauro was founded, and centuries later the Romans called it Lauro Vetus.

The Moors, after the Islamic conquest of Iberia, called it Albarracín, and it grew from that into a larger collection of farm-houses. The re-conquest of the town in 1485 meant another variation on the name, and the place was finally called Alhaurín de la Torre. The population increased sharply due to the influx of Christian settlers after 1571. There are many archaeological remains in the municipality, most of them being in the Estación de la Alquería area, officially designated as being of Cultural Interest.

The Democracy Avenue, Alhaurín de la Torre

In 2021, the shopping district of Alhaurín de la Torre received media attention for its canopied shopping district, crocheted by local teacher Eva Pacheco and her students.

Metropolitan Bus

Malaga Metropolitan Transport Consortium's (Consorcio de Tranpsporte Metropolitano del Área de Málaga) buses are the main form of transport around the town of Alora and the villages of the Metropolitan Area.

Sister cities

United States New Iberia, United States

References

"INEbase/List of place names". Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Rivera, Raquel. (14 October 2008). "La cárcel de Málaga es la más poblada del país con 2.054 reos". LaOpiniónDeMálaga.es.
(13 September 2006). "Marisol Yagüe e Isabel García Marcos salen de prisión tras depositar 60.000 euros de fianza". El Pais.
"Espacios naturales en la provincia de Málaga y su Costa del Sol". Portal Oficial de Turismo.
Johnson, Christopher. (17 August 2021). "A Massive Crocheted Canopy Provides Shade for a Shopping District in Malaga". Colossal.

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