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Málaga | |
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 Panoramic view o Málaga frae Gibralfaro | |
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  Málaga Location in Andalusie | |
| Coordinates: 36°43′10″N 4°25′12″W / 36.71944°N 4.42000°WCoordinates: 36°43′10″N 4°25′12″W / 36.71944°N 4.42000°W | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous commonty |  Andalusie |
| Province |  Málaga |
| Comarca | Málaga-Costa del Sol |
| Foondit | 8t century BC[1] |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Mayor-cooncil |
| • Bodi | Ayuntamiento de Málaga. |
| • Mayor | Francisco De La Torre Prados (PP) |
| Area | |
| • City | 395 km2 (153 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 561.71 km2 (216.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • City | 571,026 |
| • Rank | 6t |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 967,250[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 29001-29018 |
| Cawin code | +34 (Spain) 95 (Málaga) |
| Website | www |
Málaga (Spaingie pronunciation: [ˈmalaɣa]) is a ceety an a municipality in the autonomous commonty o Andalusie, Spain. Wi a population o 568,305 in 2009, it is the seicont maist lairgest ceety o Andalusie an the saxt lairgest in the kintra. This is the soothrenmaist lairge ceety in Europe. It lies on the Costa del Sol (Coast o the Sun) o the Mediterranean Sea, aboot 100 km (62.14 mi) east o the Strait o Gibraltar an aboot 130 km (80.78 mi) north o Africae.
Málaga enjoys a subtropical climate. Here are ane o the warmest winters in Europe, wi average temperatures o 17 °C (62.6 °F) durin the day an 7–8 °C (45–46 °F) at nicht in the period frae December tae Februar. The simmer's saison lasts aboot 8 month, frae Aprile tae November, although an aa in remainin 4 month temperatures sometimes reach aroond 20 °C (68.0 °F).
Málaga's history spans aboot 2,700 year an is ane o the auldest ceeties in the warld. It wis foondit bi the Phoenicians as Malaka aboot 770 BC, frae the 6t century BC in Auncient Carthage, frae 218 BC - Roman Republic an later Roman Empire (as laitin Malaca), efter the fall o the empire o the 800 year unner the domination o Arabs (as Mālaqah (مالقة)), frae 1487 unner the dominion o the Spaniards. The archaeological remains an monuments frae the Phoenician, Roman, Arabian an Christian eras convert the historic center intae an "Open Museum" displayin its rich history o mair nor 3,000 year.
The internaitionally acclaimed painter an sculptor Pablo Picasso an actor Antonio Banderas wur born in Malaga.
The maist important business sectors in Málaga are Tourism, Construction an Technology Services, but ither sectors such as Transportation an Logistics are beginnin tae expand. The Technology Pairk o Andalusia (PTA), locatit in Málaga, haes enjoyed significant growth syne its inauguration in 1992. As o 2009, this hie-tech, science an industrial pairk is hame tae 509 companies an employs ower 13,600 fowk.
Twin touns — sister ceeties
Málaga is twinned wi:
Bergen, Norawa
El Aaiún, Wastren Sahara
Faro, Portugal[4]
Galveston, Unitit States[4]
Guadalajara, Mexico
Manila, Philippines[5]
Passau, Germany[6]
Tyre, Lebanon[7]
References
- ↑ Aubet, María Eugenia.The Phoenicians and the West: politics, colonies and trade. Cambridge University Press.
- ↑ "Ministerio de Fomento: Las Grandes Áreas Urbanas y sus municipios (ordenadas por población)" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 31 Mairch 2019. Retrieved 1 Juin 2019.
- ↑ . Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Cite has empty unkent parameter:
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- ↑ "Sister Cities of Manila". © 2008-2009 City Government of Manila. Archived frae the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009. freemit airtin in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 20 Juin 2010. Retrieved 31 Januar 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 7 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 31 Januar 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
