| Official Name: | Malaga, New Mexico |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | New Mexico |
| Pushpin Label: | Malaga |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eddy |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.70 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.70 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.97 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.97 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 112 |
| Population Density Km2: | 14.55 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 37.70 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3002 |
| Coordinates: | 32.2228°N -104.0692°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 88263 |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2584152 |
Malaga is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 147 as of the 2010 census. Malaga has a post office with ZIP code 88263.[2] [3] U.S. Route 285 passes through the community. Formerly known as Kirkwell, Malaga was founded in the 1890s by Swiss immigrants and was named after the Spanish city of Málaga. Italian laborers were recruited to farm the area, and many settled in Malaga.[4]
It is within the Carlsbad Municipal School District,[5] which operates Carlsbad High School.
Malaga is on the Pecos Highway approximately 18 miles southeast of Carlsbad. The Pecos River flows past two miles east of the community.