Alfarnatejo

Alfarnatejo
Municipality and town
Alfarnatejo church
Alfarnatejo church
Flag of Alfarnatejo
Coat of arms of Alfarnatejo
Municipal location in Málaga Province
Municipal location in Málaga Province
Alfarnatejo is located in Spain
Alfarnatejo
Alfarnatejo
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 36°59′N 4°16′W / 36.983°N 4.267°W / 36.983; -4.267
Country Spain
Autonomous communityAndalucía
ProvinceMálaga Province
ComarcaAxarquía - Costa del Sol
Area
 • Total8 sq mi (20 km2)
Elevation
2,946 ft (898 m)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total394
 • Density58/sq mi (22.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitehttp://www.alfarnatejo.es

Alfarnatejo 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 50 km from the city of Málaga. It has a population of approximately 400 residents. The natives are called Tejones and the town's neighbors in Alfarnate are Palancos.

It is located near the Sierra del Jobo in the northwest and the Sierra de Alhama in the east in the mountainous region of Axarquía.[2]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Axarquia, Medio Natural" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-27.