Alhaurin de la Torre

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Alhaurín de la Torre municipality
The tower, the symbol of the city
The tower, the symbol of the city
coat of arms Map of Spain
Coat of arms of Alhaurín de la Torre
Alhaurín de la Torre (Spain)
Finland road sign 311 (1994-2020) .svg
Basic data
Autonomous Community : Andalusia
Province : Málaga
Comarca : Valle del Guadalhorce
Coordinates 36 ° 40 ′  N , 4 ° 33 ′  W Coordinates: 36 ° 40 ′  N , 4 ° 33 ′  W
Height : 104  msnm
Area : 83 km²
Residents : 40,345 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 486.08 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 29130
Municipality number  ( INE ): 29007
Nearest airport : Aeropuerto de Málaga
administration
Website : www.alhaurindelatorre.es
Location of the municipality
Málaga Province
Location of the municipality of Alhaurín de la Torre

Alhaurín de la Torre is a town with 40,345 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Málaga in Andalusia .

geography

The city is located in the Valle del Guadalhorce west of Málaga on the Sierra de Mijas . Neighboring municipalities are Cártama in the north, Málaga in the east, Torremolinos in the southeast, Benalmádena in the south, Mijas in the southwest and Alhaurín el Grande in the west. The Mediterranean coast extends south of the urban area with the Costa del Sol .

history

The area around Alhaurín de la Torre was founded at the beginning of the 1st millennium BC. Populated by Phoenicians . The place name probably comes from a Berber tribe called al-hawarin , who inhabited the region after the end of the Roman Empire, from which the Hispanic form Alhaurín developed. As part of the Reconquista , the place came to Spain in 1485 and was initially known under the names Alaulín and Laolín .

Population development

Number of inhabitants
(source: INE )
year 1842 1877 1887 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1981 1991 2001 2010
Residents 2,717 3,253 3,893 3,853 3,760 4,039 4.143 4,942 5,321 5,846 6,425 7,622 12,874 23,369 37.020

traffic

Alhaurín de la Torre has a motorway connection via the Autovía A-7 ( Autovía del Mediterráneo ), which runs east of the city. In terms of public transport, the city is connected to the city bus network of Málaga, and the city is also aiming to build a rail link to Málaga.

Twin cities

Web links

Commons : Alhaurín de la Torre  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
  2. ^ Historia on the city's website. Retrieved January 22, 2018 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ El Ayuntamiento de Alhaurín de la Torre pide un metro ligero o un tren y la mejora del servicio de autobuses. 20minutos.es, February 17, 2017, accessed January 22, 2018 (Spanish).