Costa del Sol Towns
The coastal town of Fuengirola is generally
low, with an altitude ranging between 0 and 5 meters, except the districts of
Los Pacos, and Torreblanca Carvajal, located north in an area of hills.
Southwest border with themunicipality
ofMijas is the
Fuengirola river, which flows into the city.
This is an eminently urban municipality, as the urbanized area covers almost
all of the 10km ² of the municipality. The old town is situated around the
Plaza of the Constitution.
Fuengirola is a town
in theprovince
ofMalaga. Located on the
west coast of the province in the region of theCosta del
Sol and integrated townships in the commonwealth of the same name
and is the head of the judicial district of Fuengirola
The township has an area of 10 km ², almost completely urbanized, and an
average height of 5 meters. With a narrow coastal strip of about 8 km long,
with beaches oriented southeast. With 68,646 inhabitants according to the
census of 2008, is the fifth most populous municipality in the province and one
of the highest density towns inEurope, with
more than 6,800 inhabitants per km ².
Founded by the Phoenicians, Fuengirola was passed on by the Romans, Byzantines,
Visigoths and Arabs among others, before joining the Crown of Castile in 1485.
Being a small fishing village, it was a segregated from the town ofMijas in 1841. At present,
Fuengirola is a major tourist centre for about 250,000 people during the summer
months and whose economy revolves around this sector.
Located 30 km southwest of the city of Malaga,
the town ofFuengirola
is bordered to the north with the towns of Benalmadena and Mijas.
To the north is the old fishermen's
district of Los Boliches, and about two other newer neighbourhoods: Myramar,
San Cayetano, El Boquetillo, Pueblo Lopez, The kernel and above Los Pacos, and
Torreblanca Carvajal. To the west are the suburbs of Las Lagunas, and in the
town ofMijas,
but part of that same urban Fuengirola.
The climate is subtropicalMediterranean, with
annual average temperatures of 18 ° C, annual precipitation of 500 l / m², and
3,000 hours of sunshine per year [8].
As of January 1, 2008, Fuengirola has a
figure of 68,646 inhabitants in the municipality. Of these, over 30% are from
other countries, mainly European countries (UK,
Ireland,Finland andSweden,
among others),Morocco,
South American countries (Ecuador,
Colombia,Argentina ) andChina.
Demographic trends
1877 1900 1920 1940 1950 1960
1970 1981
1991 2001 2005
2008
4,306 5,966 6,350 6,865
6,774 8,589 17,908 29,160 37,742 49,675 62,915 68,646
