Malaga is a seaside province in Andalusia (southern Spain) that lies at the outlet of the Mediterranean. The population of Malaga province is near 1,200,000, ranking as the fifth largest metropolitan area in Spain, and its size is 7,276M square meters.
This beatiful region is surrounded by mountains, lying in the southern base of the Axarquía hills, and two rivers, the Guadalmedina and the Guadalhorce, which flows west of the city into the Mediterranean Sea.
Due to averaging 325 days of sun shine each year and an exceptional climate that moderates its summers, and winters (the mean annual temperature being about: 19 °C; 66 °F), it is easy to understand why Malaga City and the Costa del Sol are between the Europeans' top 10 favourite holiday destinations.
Malaga province is divided in 5 main areas, they are Ronda, the popular Costa del Sol, La Axarquia, Guadalhorce and Antequera. Find further information clicking on the map below:
