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View of Vélez-MálagaTyk · CC BY-SA 3.0

Vélez-Málaga

Coastal city

Vélez-Málaga, locally known as Vélez, is a municipality, the capital (and the most important city) of the Axarquía comarca in the province of Málaga, in the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia. Vélez-Málaga is the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Municipalities of Costa del Sol-Axarquía. The municipality forms part of the Costa del Sol region.

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Vélez-Málaga itself is a market city and "bustling market town and supply centre for the region's farmers", 4 km inland from Torre del Mar but unlike the coastal resort not dominated by the tourist industry.

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Coat of arms of Vélez-Málaga
Province
Málaga
Autonomous community
Andalucía
Population (INE 2025)
86,048
Altitude
56 m
Area (IGN)
161 km²
Postcode
29700
Demonym
veleña / veleño
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5 photographs of Vélez-Málaga, taken here and in its own light.

Euku · CC BY-SA 3.0
Castillo de Vélez-Málaga , Spain · Photo: Euku (CC BY-SA 3.0)
JanTappenbeck · CC BY-SA 3.0
church "Iglesia de San Juan Bautista", view from "Alcazaba-Fortaleza" · Photo: JanTappenbeck (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Dguendel · CC BY 3.0
Vélez-Málaga, the street "Calle Alcantarilla" · Photo: Dguendel (CC BY 3.0)
Dguendel · CC BY 3.0
Vélez-Málaga, the street "Calle Paseo Nuevo" · Photo: Dguendel (CC BY 3.0)
Tyk · CC BY-SA 4.0
View of Vélez-Málaga · Photo: Tyk (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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