Vélez-Málaga
Also known as Velez-Malaga
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 is a municipality and the main city of the Axarquía region in Málaga province, Andalusia, Spain, and serves as the headquarters for the Commonwealth of Municipalities of Costa del Sol-Axarquía. It matters as a significant administrative and regional center within the popular Costa del Sol area.
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- Vélez-Málaga
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- 75
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- Collage of Vélez-Malaga. Top left: San Juan Bautista Church, top middle: View of Vélez-Málaga Fortress, from Remedios Hill, top right: View of Los Remedios Hermitage, from San Cristbal Hills, bottom left: View of downtown Vélez-Málaga, from Ermita Remedious Hill, bottom middle: Vélez-Málaga tramway, near Torre del Mar Beach, bottom right: View of Vivar Tellez Avenue from San Cristbal Hills.
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- Spain Province of Málaga#Spain Andalusia#Spain
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- Sovereign state
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- Autonomous community
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- Population
- History
- Monuments & Places of Interest
- Religious Architecture
- Civil Architecture
- Military Architecture
- Main sights
- Transportation
- Geography
- Location and communication
- Districts
- Urban districts
- Culture
- Demographics
- Notable people from Vélez-Málaga
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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.
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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