La Malahá

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La Malahá

Total population

1,929

Air quality index

23Good

Elevation714 m

Land area25 km²

WeatherAvg high 71.9°F

Coordinates37.10°, -3.72°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

La Malahá is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE), the city has a population of 1,679 inhabitants. La Malaha is located at the foot of the mining hill of Montevives.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Francisco José Martínez Pérez

Spanish bicycle racer

Juan Miguel Mercado

road bicycle racer

Manuel Vázquez Hueso

Spanish road bicycle racer

Frascuelo

Spanish matador and torero (1842-1898)

Manuel Galera Magdelano

Spanish bicycle racer (1943-1972)

M

Manuel Pavón

Spanish footballer

Ángel Olgoso

Spanish writer

A

Aureliano García Tello

Spanish poet

Julio Rodríguez Martínez

Spanish university teacher and politician (1928-1979)

M

Manuel de la Plata Rodríguez

Spanish politician

Antonio Montero Moreno

Spanish archbishop and journalist

F

Francisco Pedro Rodríguez Guerrero

Spanish politician

F

Fran Machado

Spanish footballer

E

Eloy Matute

Spanish association football player

J

Joaquín Jiménez Mata

Spanish cyclist

R

Rafael Salguero Rodríguez

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

Nearby places in Andalusia

• Escúzar
  3.4 mi away · pop. 819
• Híjar
  4.2 mi away · pop. 5,318
• Alhendín
  4.3 mi away · pop. 9,287
• Cúllar Vega
  4.6 mi away · pop. 6,002
• Chimeneas
  5.9 mi away · pop. 909
• Gójar
  6.5 mi away · pop. 6,238
• Dílar
  7 mi away · pop. 2,288
• Chauchina
  7.4 mi away · pop. 5,338
• Padul
  7.6 mi away · pop. 8,112
• Cijuela
  8.3 mi away · pop. 3,821
• Cájar
  8.7 mi away · pop. 5,510
• Fuente Vaqueros
  8.8 mi away · pop. 4,630

Browse all places in Andalusia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Common Red Soldier Beetle

Rhagonycha fulva

Seen 2026-07-03

Egyptian Bird Grasshopper

Anacridium aegyptium

Seen 2026-07-03

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-07-03

Sweet scabious

Sixalix atropurpurea

Seen 2026-07-02

Rough Star-thistle

Centaurea aspera

Seen 2026-07-02

Iberian Green Frog

Pelophylax perezi

Seen 2026-07-01

Delphinium gracile

Delphinium gracile

Seen 2026-07-01

Idaea mustelata

Idaea mustelata

Seen 2026-06-30

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-06-30

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).