Axarquía (Spanish pronunciation:[axaɾˈki.a]) is a comarca of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is the wedge-shaped area east of Málaga. Its name is traced back to Arabicالشرقية (aš-Šarqiyya, meaning "the eastern [region]"). It extends along the coast and inland. Its coastal towns make up the Costa del Sol Oriental - one of the sunniest places in mainland Spain with the average of 320 sunny days a year.[2] The natives of the region are called axárquicos.
The comarca is composed of 31 municipalities, of which the capital is Vélez-Málaga. The Vélez, Algarrobo and Torrox rivers all run through the region. Its highest mountain is La Maroma, highest point of the Sierra de Tejeda, Penibaetic System.[3]
The Dictionary of the Spanish Royal Academy defines the word "jarquía" (xarquía in old Castilian) as "district or territory located east of a great city and dependent on it" and says that it proceeds from Arabic شرقية Šarqiyya, meaning "eastern part" or " eastern." It coincides with the region of Axarquia which lies in the east of Málaga. The Royal Academy, in its spelling of the Spanish Language, 1999 edition, explains that, in old Castilian, consonant fricative phoneme ⟨x⟩ represented the palatal [ʃ] as in English sh sound, found in words like Axarquía, Don Quixote, Mexico, Texas etc.
^Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
^Rustical Travel, Holidays in Axarquia and Antequera on January 30, 2019
^Montañas de la Axarquía: Travesía Maroma-Lucero December 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^Fernando Almeida García & Damián López Cano, La Costa del Sol Oriental: un conflicto territorial entre el turismo, la agricultura y la urbanización metropolitana. Baética: Estudios de arte, geografía e historia, ISSN 0212-5099, Nº 25, 2003, pg. 67-80
^Census at 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
^Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
axarquía, spanish, pronunciation, axaɾˈki, comarca, andalusia, southern, spain, wedge, shaped, area, east, málaga, name, traced, back, arabic, الشرقية, Šarqiyya, meaning, eastern, region, extends, along, coast, inland, coastal, towns, make, costa, oriental, su. Axarquia Spanish pronunciation axaɾˈki a is a comarca of Andalusia in southern Spain It is the wedge shaped area east of Malaga Its name is traced back to Arabic الشرقية as Sarqiyya meaning the eastern region It extends along the coast and inland Its coastal towns make up the Costa del Sol Oriental one of the sunniest places in mainland Spain with the average of 320 sunny days a year 2 The natives of the region are called axarquicos AxarquiaComarcaStreet in Frigiliana Location of Axarquia in AndalusiaCountry SpainAutonomous community AndaluciaProvinceMalagaArea Total1 023 6 km2 395 2 sq mi Elevation2 066 m 6 778 ft Population 2018 1 Total211 328 Density210 km2 530 sq mi The comarca is composed of 31 municipalities of which the capital is Velez Malaga The Velez Algarrobo and Torrox rivers all run through the region Its highest mountain is La Maroma highest point of the Sierra de Tejeda Penibaetic System 3 The Axarquia comarca is also known as Axarquia Costa del Sol for it includes the Costa del Sol Oriental sector of the Costa del Sol east of Malaga city made up of Rincon de la Victoria Velez Malaga Algarrobo Torrox and Nerja municipal terms 4 Contents 1 Etymology 2 Municipalities 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEtymology editThe Dictionary of the Spanish Royal Academy defines the word jarquia xarquia in old Castilian as district or territory located east of a great city and dependent on it and says that it proceeds from Arabic شرقية Sarqiyya meaning eastern part or eastern It coincides with the region of Axarquia which lies in the east of Malaga The Royal Academy in its spelling of the Spanish Language 1999 edition explains that in old Castilian consonant fricative phoneme x represented the palatal ʃ as in English sh sound found in words like Axarquia Don Quixote Mexico Texas etc Municipalities editMunicipality Area km Population2011 5 Population2018 6 Alcaucin 45 1 2 646 2 239 Alfarnate 34 0 1 295 1 105 Alfarnatejo 20 4 513 394 Algarrobo 9 7 6 229 6 367 Almachar 14 4 1 892 1 802 Archez 4 8 456 391 Arenas 26 3 1 339 1 177 Benamargosa 12 1 1 676 1 496 Benamocarra 5 7 3 066 2 999 El Borge 24 4 1 025 933 Canillas de Aceituno 42 0 1 873 1 620 Canillas de Albaida 33 2 900 732 Colmenar 66 0 3 560 3 392 Comares 25 5 1 508 1 323 Competa 54 2 3 629 3 745 Cutar 19 4 641 614 Frigiliana 40 5 3 149 3 086 Iznate 7 5 924 863 Macharaviaya 7 2 496 442 Moclinejo 14 3 1 283 1 230 Nerja 85 1 21 086 21 061 Periana 58 8 3 502 3 068 Rincon de la Victoria 28 5 41 040 46 093 Riogordo 40 0 3 030 2 701 Salares 10 3 231 174 Sayalonga 18 3 1 477 1 658 Sedella 31 6 672 606 Torrox 50 0 16 387 16 465 Totalan 9 2 738 715 Velez Malaga 157 9 76 922 80 817 Vinuela 27 2 1 949 2 020 Totals 1 023 6 205 134 211 328See also editBaetic System Comarcas of AndalusiaReferences edit Estimate at 1 January 2018 Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Madrid Rustical Travel Holidays in Axarquia and Antequera on January 30 2019 Montanas de la Axarquia Travesia Maroma Lucero Archived December 13 2009 at the Wayback Machine Fernando Almeida Garcia amp Damian Lopez Cano La Costa del Sol Oriental un conflicto territorial entre el turismo la agricultura y la urbanizacion metropolitana Baetica Estudios de arte geografia e historia ISSN 0212 5099 Nº 25 2003 pg 67 80 Census at 1 November 2011 Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Madrid Estimate at 1 January 2018 Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Madrid External links edit nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Axarquia nbsp Media related to Axarquia at Wikimedia Commons Tejeda La Maroma 2 068 m Axarquia Comarca Website 36 50 N 04 10 W 36 833 N 4 167 W 36 833 4 167 nbsp This article about a location in Andalusia Spain is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Axarquia amp oldid 1140335769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
