Alhaurin el Grande

Alhaurín el Grande municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Andalusia
Province :	Málaga
Comarca :	Valle del Guadalhorce
Coordinates	36 ° 38 ′  N , 4 ° 41 ′  W Coordinates: 36 ° 38 ′  N , 4 ° 41 ′  W
Height :	239  msnm
Area :	73.1 km²
Residents :	24,705 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	337.96 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number  ( INE ):	29008
Nearest airport :	Málaga ( Aeropuerto de Málaga , 19 km )
administration
Official language :	Castilian
Mayor :	Juan Martín Serón ( PP )
Website :	alhaurinelgrande.es
Location of the municipality
Málaga Province

Alhaurín el Grande is a town with 24,705 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Málaga in Andalusia . The city is located in the Valle del Guadalhorce about 30 kilometers west of Málaga and 567 kilometers south of Madrid . The banks of the Río Fahala and a golf course offer relaxation . Districts are El Bajondillo, San Isidro, La Fama y la Paca and Pedanía de Villafranco del Guadalhorce. Characterized by a hot climate, a lot of nature and the Andalusian village structure, the city has retained its historical appearance.

coat of arms

Description: On the gold-beaked, red-tongued and gold-edged, red-reinforced black double-headed eagle , the shield of Castile-Leon , covered with a red-bordered blue oval shield with three (2; 1) golden lilies , rests on the chest and this is surrounded by the Order of the Golden Fleece . A golden crown hovers over the eagle.

politics

Historical development in the municipal council of Alhaurín el Grande

Political party	2011		2015
	Be right %	Seats	Be right %	Seats
PSOE	30.82%	7th	-%	-
PP	57.05%	12	-%	-
IU	9.18%	2	-%	-

Source: Spanish Ministry of the Interior

Population development

Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

Personalities

• Gerald Brenan (1894–1987), the writer and Hispanist lived and died in Alhaurín el Grande.
• Antonio Tejero (* 1932), Spanish lieutenant colonel in the Guardia Civil and coupist

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. ^ Elecciones Locales 2011 - Resultados provisionales ( Spanish ) Ministerio del Interior. May 22, 2011. Accessed January 21, 2019.

Web links

Commons : Alhaurín el Grande  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Costa del Sol / Alhaurín el Grande ( Memento from July 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive )

Alhaurin el Grande