Malaga city

Description

Málaga is the capital of the Province of Málaga, in Andalusia, Spain. With a history of about 2,800 years, it is one of the oldest cities in the world. It is the fifth most populated city in Spain. Located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, the city covers 398.25 square kilometers and has a population of almost 568,000 inhabitants. The basic environmental and geographical factors that have contributed to the city`s evolution and development are maritime influences, its location and its climate. The Málaga Mountains form a barrier of peaks that protects the city from the cold, while the regulating effect of the sea gives the area its consistently mild temperatures. The hottest months are July and August. December and February are usually the coldest. The average temperature is between 22.8° C and 13° C.