Phoenicians from Tyre founded a colony named Málaka (Greek: Μάλακα) or Malake about 770 BC. The town controlled access to the Guadalmedina and served as a waypoint on trade routes between Phoeniciaand

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Location
Málaga is located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Costa del Sol(Coast of the Sun) on the

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The old historic centre of Málaga reaches the harbour to the south. In the north it is surrounded by mountains, the Montes de Málaga (part of the Baetic Cordillera) lying in the southern base of the Axarquía hills, and two rivers, the Guadalmedina– the historic center is located

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Málaga is a municipality, the basic local administrative division in Spain. The Ayuntamientois the body charged with the municipal government and

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Málaga is the fourth-ranking city in economic activity in Spain behind Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia.
The most important business sectors in Málaga are tourism,

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Feasts and festivals
Holy Week
Holy Week has been observed for five centuries in Málaga.

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As of 2018, the population of Málaga is 571,026, accounting for 527,463 Spanish nationals and 43,563 foreign citizens.
The number of resident foreign nationals has risen significantly in Málaga since the 1970s. As of 2020, Málaga has a foreign population of 50,080.

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