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.
Benamocarra | |
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Coordinates: 36°48′N 4°09′W / 36.800°N 4.150°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Andalusia |
Province | Málaga |
Comarca | La Axarquía |
Government | |
• Type | Ayuntamiento |
• Mayor (Alcalde) | Abdeslam Jesús Aoulad Ben Salem Lucena (Por Mi Pueblo/Partido Andalucista) |
Area | |
• Total | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 145 m (476 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 2,999 |
• Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | benamocarra |
Its mayor since 2003 (reelected in 2007) is Abdeslam Jesús Aoulad Ben Salem Lucena[2] 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.
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Agustín Peláez, Youth at the Town Hall, Sur in English, July 11–17, 2003