The province of Málaga has an area of and a population of 1,652,999 (2013), concentrated mainly in the metropolitan area of
Málaga, the provincial capital, and throughout the coastal area. The population density surpasses both the Andalusia and Spanish averages, reaching 222.53 inhabitants per km2. Málaga contains
102 municipalities. Besides the capital, the main cities are
Marbella,
Mijas,
Fuengirola,
Vélez-Málaga,
Torremolinos,
Estepona, and
Benalmádena, all in the coastal zone. The towns of
Antequera and
Ronda are located in the interior. The prevailing climate is a warm Mediterranean, with dry and warm long summers with short mild winters. The geographical relief varies greatly from zone to zone. In general, the coastal zone has a subtropical
Mediterranean climate. To the north, a
continental Mediterranean climate exists with cold, dry winters and warm summers. The main industry and claim to fame are tourist resorts, particularly those on the beaches along the
Costa del Sol. These beaches are visited by millions of European tourists; other attractions include the gorge of
El Chorro near
Álora,
El Torcal de Antequera, the Moorish-Mudéjar district of
Frigiliana, the
Dolmen of Menga, the
Tholos de El Romeral, the
Dolmen de Viera and the
Caves of Nerja.
Population development The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) ImageSize = width:650 height:auto barincrement:28 PlotArea = left:40 bottom:40 top:20 right:20 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:1800 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal AlignBars = late ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:100 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:50 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo PlotData= color:skyblue width:20 shift:(-60,-5) fontsize:M anchor:till bar:1877 from:0 till: 502 text: 502,407 bar:1887 from:0 till: 524 text: 523,915 bar:1900 from:0 till: 520 text: 520,429 bar:1910 from:0 till: 530 text: 529,575 bar:1920 from:0 till: 563 text: 562,525 bar:1930 from:0 till: 610 text: 609,613 bar:1940 from:0 till: 688 text: 688,193 bar:1950 from:0 till: 756 text: 756,083 bar:1960 from:0 till: 782 text: 781,690 bar:1970 from:0 till: 854 text: 853,579 bar:1980 from:0 till:1026 text:1,025,609 bar:1990 from:0 till:1161 text:1,160,843 bar:2000 from:0 till:1287 text:1,287,017 bar:2010 from:0 till:1595 text:1,594,808 bar:2021 from:0 till:1701 text:1,700,752 TextData= pos:(35,20) fontsize:M text:"Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, INE" == Regions ==