Comarca de Antequera | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | Comarca |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Málaga |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Antequera |
Parts Type: | Municipalities |
Parts Style: | list |
P1: | Alameda, Antequera, Casabermeja, Fuente de Piedra, Humilladero, Mollina, Sierra de Yeguas, Villanueva de la Concepción |
Area Total Km2: | 1234.6 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 67555 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
The Comarca de Antequera is a comarca (currently with no administrative role) in Andalusia, southern Spain.
It is located in the area of the Surco Intrabético range, on the boundary with the province of Córdoba. The landscape is largely plain (Hoya de Antequera), run by the higher valley of the Guadalhorce river.
The present-day comarca was established in 2003 by the Government of Andalusia.[2]
The comarca originally included seven municipalities, a further municipality, Villanueva de la Concepción, was created by separation from Antequera municipality on 17 March 2009:[3]
Area (km2) | Population 2011[4] | Population 2018[5] | ||
Alameda | 65.1 | 5,481 | 5,366 | |
Antequera | 749.3 | 41,741 | 41,154 | |
Casabermeja | 67.3 | 3,608 | 3,507 | |
Fuente de Piedra | 90.6 | 2,653 | 2,554 | |
Humilladero | 34.7 | 3,340 | 3,310 | |
Mollina | 74.6 | 5,115 | 5,020 | |
Sierra de Yeguas | 85.6 | 3,522 | 3,356 | |
Villanueva de la Concepción + | 67.4 | 3,425 | 3,288 | |
Totals | 1,234.6 | 68,885 | 67,555 |
+ a new municipality, created in 2009 from part of Antequera municipality.