Almáchar

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Almáchar

Total population

1,653

Coordinates36.81°, -4.22°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Almáchar is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is situated approximately 35 kilometres from Málaga capital. It has a population of approximately 2,100 residents. It is the capital of the moscatel raisin area. Natives of the area are called Almachareños. Its name comes from the Arabic word machar, which means meadow.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Antonio Molina

Spanish actor and singer

Bernardo de Gálvez

Spanish colonial administrator (1746-1786)

José de Gálvez

Spanish lawyer (1720-1787)

Matías de Gálvez y Gallardo

Spanish general and colonial governor (1717-1784)

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Antonio de Gálvez y Gallardo

Spanish politician (1728-1792)

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Miguel de Gálvez y Gallardo

Spanish politician and diplomat (1725-1792)

Mansur Escudero

Spanish physician and psychiatrist (1947-2010)

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Alicia Fuentes

Spanish footballer

Salvador Rueda

Spanish poet (1857-1933)

Enrique Alba

Professor of computer science at the University of Málaga, Spain

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El Bizco de El Borge

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Salvador Pendón

Spanish politician

Eduardo Ocón y Rivas

Spanish composer, organist and pianist (1833-1901)

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Cipriano Damiano González

Spanish resistance fighter (1916-1986)

Elvira Roca Barea

Spanish philologist, specialized in medieval literature

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Francisco Escudero Bedate

Spanish muslim spokesperson

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.