Costa del Sol Towns

Torrox

 

Due to its beaches and tourist infrastructure it is a very busy place during the summer months.  The agricultural lands are of high productivity through the subtropical microclimate of the area, which allows the cultivation of tropical fruits such as avocado, cherimoya, mango or loquat, in addition to the production of vegetables and ornamental plants. It is believed that the origins of Torrox are in a factory town called Caviclum probably from Roman times. 

The Arabs led the planting of mulberry trees, making Torrox the center of silk industry, which served the market demand of Malaga and Granada, which was greatly appreciated. After the Castilian conquest they suffered from the rebellion of the Moors, the expulsion of these and subsequent reforestation. 
Torrox is accessible via the Motorway Mediterraneo Toponimia.

Situation

The municipality is the town of Competa, which is separated by 14km. To the northeast, is the municipality of Frigiliana. To the east, is the municipality of Nerja, which is far less than 10km. To the south is the Mediterranean Sea.  The west Velez-Malaga exclave borders the Lakes and the municipality of Sayalonga Demografía. 

The municipality of Torrox has a population recorded in the municipal census of 18,000 people at June of 2009, although according to the data service companies, there resides more than 25,000 people for most of the year. This is data from the census conducted last year by the municipality of Torrox. 

The municipality of Torrox has two distinct population centers; Torrox (inside), which is the oldest, consists mainly of the old town and some newer construction neighborhoods like La Rabitilla, and Torrox Costa, 4km from Torrox village. 

Torrox’s name seems to come from the name it had from the Andalusian period, (turrush), which in turn could be an Arabization of a name before, with the meaning "tower." 

Torrox’s land spreads mostly through the valley of the river of the same name. At the north end of the narrow valley are the Coscoja mountains (545m) and ravit de Torrox (696m), marking the roof of the town, but leaving the domain of the Loma de la ravit the municipality widens to extend for another two basins: the Dry River to the east and Manzano Brook to the west, separated from the Torrox river and the hills of Gordo Pastora and through the hills of Palagares and Dehesa. 

The valley bottoms are generally covered by orchards that provide a strong contrast to the slopes of the environment occupied by olive trees and vines, if not by scrub and grassland. The traditional growing areas alternate with scattered houses and subtropical growing areas forced by greenhouse crops, creating a "strange" panoramic in which the plastic greenhouses crops coexist with old, low mountains, golf course areas and hotel and residential areas. 

On the coast is: The Morche, Laguna Beach, Bunny (The Lighthouse), The Pennoncillo and Torrox-Park; all tourist and residential areas that have experienced strong growth in recent years and where it is most populated.

The Morche is at the core and is the most traditional which gives a distinctive character on current new plant nuclei, called developments. Morche’s housing comprised of fishermen and others from families engaged in traditional agriculture. Currently, Morche for its beaches in the summer, it is a favorite national tourism destination.

It is also noteworthy that the phenomenon has been occurring since the late 80s in the mountains of Torrox, an intense fragmentation of the farms, many of which have been purchased by Europeans, mainly British, who make up an important collective area for much of the year taking advantage of the climate Bonaz. 

Torrox is situated on the Costa del Sol, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the foothills of the Sierra de Almijara. It is the judicial head of the party that bears its name and one of the municipalities comprising the district of Axarquia and the Association of Municipalities of the Costa del Sol Axarquia. 

The township has an area of 51km ² that extends across the valley of the same name, and a population of 16,395 inhabitants, according to INE's 2008 census. This falls into two distinct cores, the old core of Torrox, located inland, and Torrox Costa, situated on the coast, where the majority of the population resides. It is worth mentioning that it houses one of the largest colonies of German residents of Spain.