Ojén

Also known as Ojen

Ojén (population 5.045) is a town and municipality that sits in the mountains behind Marbella in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. Nearby cities include Mijas to the east, Marbella to the south, Istán to the west, and Monda and Coín to the north.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Ojén
Settlement.image_skyline: Ojen.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: 70px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Spain.
Settlement.subdivision_type: Sovereign state
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 23px Málaga
Settlement.area_total_km2: 85.92
Settlement.elevation_m: 309
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +2

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ojén
Population: 4755
Area: 86
Elevation: 309
Official website: www.ojen.es
Image: Ojén (Málaga) 015.jpg
Licence plate code: MA

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postal code: 29610
Commons category: Ojén
male population: 1888
female population: 1814
P8168: Vat

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==Description== Its name is oddly derived from an Arabic word, hoxán, meaning "rough" or "bitter" place, thus it is curious that the Moors should establish a settlement in a place they presumably did not care for. In common with other inland villages such as Istán, Ojén was spared the Christians' embargo on the Moors living too close to the sea after the Reconquest.