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Riogordo
Sign in to saveRiogordo is a small town and municipality of around 3,000 inhabitants in Málaga province in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is situated in the centre of the comarca of Axarquía that runs east and inland of Málaga as far as Nerja. It is located 40 kilometers from Málaga and 30 km from Vélez-Málaga. Nestled in the low-lying mountains (between the Montes de Málaga and the higher sierras), it is almost one of the classic Andalusian "white villages". It is equidistant between Málaga and Vélez-Málaga, both of which are little more than 30 minutes by car.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Riogordo
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Riogordo-la Maroma.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Riogordo from Colmenar
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag_of_Riogordo_Spain.svg
- 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
- 41
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 405
- 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
- Instance of
- municipality of Spain
- Part of
- Axarquía
- Official name
- Riogordo
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Málaga Province
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 2839
- Area
- 41
- Elevation
- 405
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Colmenar
- Official website
- riogordo.es
- Image
- RIOGORDO ENTRE EL DOÑA ANA Y EL GOMER (7232283104).jpg
- Licence plate code
- MA
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- Commons category
- Riogordo
- postal code
- 29180
- P8168
- Waynesville
- male population
- 1429
- female population
- 1295
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Riogordo is a small town and municipality of around 3,000 inhabitants in Málaga province in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is situated in the centre of the comarca of Axarquía that runs east and inland of Málaga as far as Nerja. It is located 40 kilometers from Málaga and 30 km from Vélez-Málaga. Nestled in the low-lying mountains (between the Montes de Málaga and the higher sierras), it is almost one of the classic Andalusian "white villages". It is equidistant between Málaga and Vélez-Málaga, both of which are little more than 30 minutes by car.
The town hosts the "El Paso" festival at Easter (Semana Santa), a reenactment of the crucifixion which has a cast of hundreds, mostly local villagers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Riogordo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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