Province o Málaga

The Province o Málaga (pronoonced: [ˈmalaɣa]; Spaingie: Provincia de Málaga) is locatit on the soothren coast o Spain, in the Autonomous Commonty o Andalusie. It is bordered bi the Mediterranean Sea tae the sooth, an bi the provinces o Cádiz, Sevilla, Córdoba an Granada. Its area is 7,308 km². Its population is 1,593,068 (2009), of whom two-fifths live in the capital Málaga, and its population density is 218/km². Its main industry an claim tae fame is its tourist resorts, pairticularly those on the beaches alang the Costa del Sol ("Sun Coast"). These beaches are visitit bi millions o European tourists. But besides the beaches, the muntainous province haes some vera interestin places tae visit, like the gorge o El Chorro or the Torcal in Antequera. The magnum opus o Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona, "Malagueña", is namit for the muisic o the Gypsies o this region o Spain. Anither famous patron o the ceety is Pablo Picasso. Málaga contains 101 municipalities. Besides the caipital, its main ceeties are Marbella, Vélez-Málaga, Antequera an Ronda. The population is concentratit mainly in the metropolitan aurie o Málaga an throughoot the coastal aurie. The population density surpasses baith the Andalusie an Spainyie averages, reachin 204.06 hab/km². The municipalities o Antequera an Ronda, baith wi mair nor 35,000 inhabitants, are locatit in the interior. The prevailin climate is a warm Mediterranean wi dry an warm lang simmers wi short mild winters. The geographical relief varies greatly frae zone to zone. In general, the Eastren coastal zone haes a subtropical Mediterranean climate. While in the Eastren end, the influence o the Atlantic ocean gives mair rains that are quite abundant. Tae the north, a Continental Mediterranean climate exists wi cauld, dry winters an warm simmers. Regions La Axarquía Valle del Guadalhorce Serranía de Ronda Comarca de Antequera Costa del Sol Occidental Vega de Málaga See an aw Leet o municipalities in Málaga Freemit airtins Alcornocales Natural Park (in Spaingie) Sierra de las Nieves Natural Park (in Spaingie) Montes de Málaga Natural Park (in Spaingie) Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama Natural Park (in Spaingie) Grazalema Natural Park (in Spaingie) Video about Malaga province Malaga Metropolitan Transport Consortium Website Malaga Tourism Archived 2011-02-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Inglis) Template:Andalusie provinces