Vélez-Málaga
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Collage of Vélez-Malaga. Top left: San Juan Bautista Church, top middle: View of Vélez-Málaga Fortress, from Remedios Hill, top right: View of Los Remedios Hermitage, from San Cristbal Hills, bottom left: View of downtown Vélez-Málaga, from Ermita Remedious Hill, bottom middle: Vélez-Málaga tramway, near Torre del Mar Beach, bottom right: View of Vivar Tellez Avenue from San Cristbal Hills. | |
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| Coordinates: 36°47′N 4°6′W / 36.783°N 4.100°W | |
| Sovereign state | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Málaga |
| Comarca | Axarquía |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Moreno Ferrer |
| Area | |
• Total | 157.88 km2 (60.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
• Total | 86,048 |
| • Density | 545.02/km2 (1,411.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
Vélez-Málaga (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbeleθ ˈmalaɣa]), locally known as Vélez, is a municipality, the capital (and the most important city) of the Axarquía comarca in the province of Málaga, in the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia. Vélez-Málaga is the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Municipalities of Costa del Sol-Axarquía. The municipality forms part of the Costa del Sol region.
Vélez-Málaga itself is a market city and "bustling market town and supply centre for the region's farmers", 4 km inland from Torre del Mar but unlike the coastal resort not dominated by the tourist industry.