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View of BenaojánSpencer Means from New York City, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

Benaoján

Village

Benaoján is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is located within the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park. Its surface area is 32 km2. The municipality is situated approximately 17 kilometers from Ronda and 116 km from the capital of the province. It is situated at an altitude of 524 meters. Its inhabitants are called benaojanos.

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Its name is of Arab origin. Some believe it means children of Oján, from the Berber tribe, and others think "home of the baker."

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Village information

Coat of arms of Benaoján
Province
Málaga
Autonomous community
Andalucía
Population (INE 2025)
1,427
Altitude
566 m
Area (IGN)
34.4 km²
Postcode
29370
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What to see

  1. 1Cueva de la Pileta
  2. 2Cueva del Gato
  3. 3Cueva del Gato
  4. 4Cueva del Zuque
  5. 5Mirador de Benaojàn
  6. 6Mirador de la Estación
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What to do

  1. 1Hiking: GR 249 · Estación de Benaojan - Jimera de Líbar
  2. 2Hiking: GR 7 · Andalucía (Province of Cádiz)
  3. 3Hiking: Via Serrana
  4. 4Monumento Natural Cueva del Gato
  5. 5Parque Natural de la Sierra de Grazalema
  6. 6MTB: Via Serrana
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Foto: Spencer Means from New York City, USA (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • 33 places to stayIllustrative photo · Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Accommodation

    33 places to stay in Benaoján

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  • 7 restaurantsIllustrative photo · Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Eat

    7 restaurants in Benaoján

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  • 6 experiencesIllustrative photo · Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Experiences

    6 experiences in Benaoján

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Useful information

Everything you need for your visit or your day-to-day

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Town council

    • Phone: 952 16 70 46
    • Official website: www.benaojan.es
    • Email: secretario@benaojan.es

Services and transport

Travelling with your pet

Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.

Education, sport and elderly care

Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes96 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes99 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes99 %

No data on: tourist office, pharmacies, health centre, EV chargers, motorhomes, street market, nursery school, secondary school, pool, care home.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Benaoján Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Benaoján

33 registered places to stay

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