Vélez-Málaga

Vélez -Málaga is a city in the south of Spain, in Andalusia. It is located in the province of Málaga, in the eastern part of the province, the Axarquia, and is the capital of this district, 28 kilometers from the city of Málaga.

The average annual rainfall is 470 liters / m² and the average temperature is 18 ° C. The area of the town is 156 km ², the population of 76 911 (as of 1 January 2013). Residents are called " Veleños " means.

Vélez -Málaga consists of several districts: Torre del Mar, Benajarafe, Triana, Trapiche, Almayate Bajo and Almayate Alto, Cajiz, Chilches and Mezquitilla. Only about half of the population of the entire municipality is itself lives in the town of Vélez -Málaga

Daughters and sons

• María Zambrano (1904-1991 in Madrid), philosopher, poet and essayist
• Fernando Hierro ( born 1968 ), former Spanish footballer