Torremolinos

Torremolinos issituated on the West side of the bay of Malaga and behind theSierra de Mijas. It lies at an altitude of 49 meters and 13 km from Malaga, which is theprovincial capital.

It is connected by the A-7, bypassing the city to thenorth, and by train. In 2008 it had 63,077 inhabitants, making it the sixth most populatedmunicipality in the province. The township has an area of 20 square kilometersand a population density of 3153.85 inhabitants / km ², which is multipliedduring the summer months.

On both sides of the tip are two of the oldest neighborhoods in Torremolinos: La Carihuela, on the south side, and ElBajondillo, on the north side. The third core heads northwest from the samepoint, forming the district of El Calvario. North of east and west stretch to La Carihuela and Montemar The Pinillo of a more recent origin. Other modern neighborhoods are located north of El Calvario and Bajondillo like Playamar, LaColina and Los Alamos.

Torremolinos is atown located in the Spanish province of Malaga on the Mediterranean coast of the autonomous community of Andalusia. Itis found in the region of the Costa del Sol, and is head of the judicialdistrict, the Association of Municipalities, of the same name and themetropolitan area of Malaga.

Since the 50’s, Torremolinos, which waspreviously a small fishing village, has been the major tourist destination forthe sun and beaches of Spain.The influx of  foreigners and tourists in general during the 60s and 70s created a liberal and permissive atmosphere that still distinguishes the city from other towns in the Costa del Sol. Torremolinos is also known locally in youth slang as Torroles

The first appearance of the term occurs inthe Torremolinos Map – Marques de la Ensenada in 1748. Its name comes from thewords for tower mills. Formerly there were a large amount of water mills in thearea, although currently only the Molino de Inca remains. Torre refers to the tower or tower mills. Pimentel is an ancient watchtower which is now used asdecoration for a restaurant. The town of Torremolinos is a narrow strip of coast line at the base of the eastern foothills of the Sierra de Mijas, which fall into the sea forming a large part which is covered by pine trees. The rest of the territory is almost entirely urbanized. Northeast of the coastal plain opens towards the lower Guadalhorce, while theopposite side to the band presents a more mountainous terrain. Punta de Torremolinos is the most remarkable coastal accident. It is a smallcliff that once hung over two beaches of the municipality, but later needed apromenade built to save land reclaimed from the sea.

To the Northwest it meets Benalmadena and Alhaurin de la Torre Norte, and finds Malagaand Alhaurin de la Torre in the Northeast. Malaga West: Benalmadena Eastern Mediterranean Sea Benalmadena Southwest: South Southeast Mediterranean Sea

Due to its geographical location, Torremolinosenjoys temperatures between 15 and 30 ° C and humidity around 75%. The rainfallreached 500 l / m², during the wettest months of November and February.

Torremolinos islimited by Churriana in the northeast district of Malaga, and stops in the southeast and east by the Mediterranean Sea, southwest and west by the town of Benalmadena, and northwest to the town of Alhaurin de la Torre.

Torremolinos is one of the mostmulticultural cities in Andalusia. People fromup to 130 different nationalities live here throughout the year, which shouldbe added seasonally only.

The foreign population registered in the townamounts to 26% of the total, of which 75% comes from EU countries, mainly the Netherlands, Germany, France, Scandinavia, andespecially the UK,whose citizens form the largest group. The rest of the world noted for its manycitizens from North Africa, mainly from Morocco, Latin America and the growing Chinesecommunity.

Following other trends of the Spanish Mediterranean coast, Torremolinos hasexperienced rapid population growth since the 60s of the twentieth century.Thus, the population of 27,543 inhabitants in 1991 has risen to 63,077accounted for by the INE in 2008. For its population, Torremolinos is the sixth largest municipality in the province. Demographic trends [11] 1842 1877 1887 1900 1910 1920 1924-1988 1991 2001 2008 785 2,131 2,390 2,991 2,925 3,028

The main economic activity of Torremolinos is tourism and the activitiesarising from it. With more than 80 hotels and hostels totalling more than20,000 seats, it is the second largest Spanish tourist city with the largestnumber of hotel beds and the main tourist destination in Spain. The hotels include asignificant number of restaurants and shops.

The evening economy deserves a special mention, for which Torroles differs from other coastal towns, concentrating much of the leisure on offer in the Costadel Sol in terms of bars, clubs and nightlife in general, is the famous festival of the foam and local public LGTB, which attracts many people throughout the province and other parts of Andalusia during weekends and summer months.