MARBELLA
With its privileged location, Marbella has become a benchmark for world tourism without losing one iota of its Andalusian flavor nor its historical essence.
Sea and mountains, tradition and modernity come together in this Mediterranean city to offer visitors an environment rich in nuances, multicultural and cosmopolitan, open to progress and a way of life based on coexistence and the welcoming nature of its people.
Surface
Area: 114.3 km 2.
Length of coastline: 26 kms.
Situation
Latitude: 36 º 30 'N Longitude: 4 º 53' W
Average altitude: 22 meters above sea level.
Localities
In the municipality of Marbella we find two main population centers Marbella and San Pedro Alcántara.
The rest of the population is scattered in many neighborhoods, highlighting Nueva Andalucia and Las Chapas as two large residential
Census
Population: 124,333 (20% foreigners)
Adjacent municipalities
Estepona, Benahavis, Istan, Ojen and Mijas.
Distances
In Malaga: 57 km
Communications
- By Road:
Mediterranean motorway A-7 (National Old 340)
Highway Costa del Sol (AP-7). - By Air: The nearest airport is the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport (Malaga), 45 kms.
- By train: The nearest station is near Fuengirola, 27 kms. and long distance is located in Malaga, 57 kms.
Relief
The municipality is a strip that extends along the coast on the slopes of Sierra Blanca. The coast is low and sandy with good beaches.
Weather
Marbella is protected by the mountains of Sierra Blanca, thereby creates a microclimate that an average temperature of 18 ° C.
