Sayalonga

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Sayalonga

Total population

739

Elevation359 m

Land area18 km²

Coordinates36.80°, -4.01°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sayalonga is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of La Axarquía. The municipality is situated approximately 38 kilometres from the capital of Málaga and 12 kilometres from Vélez Málaga. It has a population of approximately 1,300 residents. The natives are called Sayalonguinos.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Notable people from here

Fernando Hierro

Spanish football player and manager

María Zambrano

Spanish philosopher (1904–1991)

Amparo Muñoz

Spanish actress and model, Miss Universe 1974 winner

M

Miguel Ángel Burrezo Quintero

Spanish association football player

F

Federico Casamayor

Spanish politician (1873-1954)

R

Raúl Baena

Spanish footballer

R

Rocío Molina tiruri

Spanish choreographer

Javi Guerra

Spanish footballer

Juan Breva

Spanish artist

J

José Joaquín Granados y Gálvez

Spanish writer

Joaquín Blake y Joyes

Spanish general

Julia Sevilla Muñoz

Spanish philologist

Esteban Vigo

Spanish football player and manager (born 1955)

M

Manolo Hierro

Spanish football player/manager/director

A

Adolfo Moyano Burgos

Spanish footballer

A

Antonio Hierro

Spanish footballer

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

Nearby places in Andalusia

• Arenas
  2.1 mi away · pop. 898
• Árchez
  3.1 mi away · pop. 247
• Cómpeta
  3.2 mi away · pop. 2,572
• Canillas de Albaida
  3.6 mi away · pop. 553
• Salares
  3.9 mi away · pop. 175
• El Morche
  4.1 mi away · pop. 2,749
• Algarrobo-Costa
  4.2 mi away · pop. 3,676
• Sedella
  4.5 mi away · pop. 366
• Caleta de Vélez
  4.6 mi away · pop. 4,205
• Torre del Mar
  6 mi away · pop. 22,073
• Frigiliana
  6.5 mi away · pop. 2,461
• Benamocarra
  8.2 mi away · pop. 3,051

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

Jasione penicillata

Jasione penicillata

Seen 2026-07-03

Throatwort

Trachelium caeruleum

Seen 2026-07-03

Anthyllis tejedensis

Anthyllis tejedensis

Seen 2026-07-03

Moorish Gecko

Tarentola mauritanica

Seen 2026-07-02

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Seen 2026-07-02

Greater Weever

Trachinus draco

Seen 2026-07-01

Horned Bream

Diplodus cervinus

Seen 2026-07-01

Wide-eyed Flounder

Bothus podas

Seen 2026-07-01

Spotted Seabass

Dicentrarchus punctatus

Seen 2026-06-30

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Sayalonga, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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