Benamocarra | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Málaga#Spain Andalusia#Spain |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Province of Málaga##Location in Spain##Location in Andalusia |
Coordinates: | 36.8°N -13°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Málaga |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | La Axarquía |
Government Type: | Ayuntamiento |
Leader Title: | Mayor (Alcalde) |
Leader Name: | Abdeslam Jesús Aoulad Ben Salem Lucena |
Leader Party: | Por Mi Pueblo/Partido Andalucista |
Area Total Km2: | 6 |
Elevation M: | 145 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Benamocarra is a town and municipality in the Province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is situated approximately 5 kilometres from Vélez-Málaga and 41 from Málaga, the provincial capital. It has a population of approximately 3,000 residents. The natives are called Benamocarreños.
Its mayor since 2003 (reelected in 2007) is Abdeslam Jesús Aoulad Ben Salem Lucena[1] of the Partido Andalucista. He was the first and still is the only, Spanish mayor of Moroccan origin. He is a member of the National Executive of the P.A., and was candidate for this party at the 2008 autonomous elections.