Algarrobo, Spain

Algarrobo is a toun an municipality in the province o Málaga, pairt o the autonomous commonty o Andalusie in soothren Spain. The municipality is situatit in the coastal aurie o La Axarquía, 32 kilometers frae the ceety o Málaga. It is bordered on the north bi the municipality o Arenas an Sayalonga, tae the east an wast bi Vélez-Málaga an tae the sooth bi the Mediterranean Sea. It is situatit at an altitude o 86 metres. The main centre for the population is Algarrobo, a toun o Arab airchitectur situatit 3.5 kilometres frae the coast. Ither touns in the municipality are Algarrobo Costa, Mezquitilla an Trayamar.

Algarrobo
Municipality and town
Municipal location in the Province o Málaga
Algarrobo Location in Spain
Coordinates: 36°46′N 4°02′W
Kintra	Spain
Autonomous commonty	Andalusie
Province	Province o Málaga
Comarca	Axarquía
Area
• Total	10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation	86 m (282 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	6,144
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	http://www.algarrobo.es

It haes a population o approximately 5,000 residents. Natives o the toun are cried Algarrobeños. Its surface aurie is 9.73 km² an haes a densitie o 639.16 indwallers/km².

History

Its oreegins likely date back tae the Paleolithic period, awtho the first documentit prehistoric dounset is frae the Copper Age. The Phoenicie necropolis Trayamar an the remains foond in the Morro de Mezquitilla hae been catalogit bi German professors Schubart an Niemeyer as ane o the maist important Phoenicie remains that still exists in the Wast.

The entry o the Arabs in the Iberie Peninsula entailed a resurgence when Berbers frae Algiers foondit the toun o Algarrobo mair tae the interior an introducit crops sic as almonds an raisins an smaw industries o silk.

Monuments

• Kirk o Santa Ana. Frae the 17t century.
• Ermita de San Sebastian. Datin back tae the 17t or 18t century. In 1976 it haed tae be rebuilt tae its previous image due tae the landslide hazard it presentit.
• Ermita de las Angustias, locatit at the exit o Algarrobo Norte. Despite no bein a airchitectural gem, it is dear tae the ceety. Aw the brides o the toun bring thair flouers here.

Politics an admeenistration

The poleetical admeenistration o the municipality is carriet oot throu a democratically controlled toun cooncil whose members are electit ivery fower years bi universal suffrage. The electoral census is componit o aw residents registered in Algarrobo ower 18 an Spainyie naitionals an ither member states o the European Union. Accordin tae the Law on the General Election, which sets the nummer o eligible cooncilors in dependin on the population o the municipality, the Municipal Corporation o Algarrobo is componit o 13 cooncilors.