  torremolinos is a municipality on the costa del sol of the mediterranean, immediately to the west of the city of mÃ¡laga, in the province of mÃ¡laga in the autonomous community of andalusia in southern spain. it belongs to the comarca of costa del sol occidental. a poor fishing village before the growth in tourism beginning in the late 1950s, torremolinos was the first of the costa del sol resorts to develop. it is located on the western shore of the bay of mÃ¡laga and behind the sierra de mijas. it lies at a distance of 13 km from mÃ¡laga and is served by the a-7 motorway, which bypasses the city to the north, and by train. in 2013 it had 69,389 inhabitants, making it the sixth largest city in the province. the township has an area of 20&nbsp;kmÂ² and a population density of 3153.85 inhabitants/kmÂ², which is multiplied during the summer months. it is very popular with british tourists and has a large british expatriate population. in the past the influx of younger british tourists has caused controversy. 
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