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Nerja | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Municipal location in the province of Málaga | |
  Nerja Location of Nerja in Andalusia and Spain  Nerja Nerja (Andalusia)  Nerja Nerja (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 36°44′49″N 3°52′44″W / 36.74694°N 3.87889°W | |
| Sovereign state |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Andalusia |
| Province |  Málaga |
| Comarca | Axarquía |
| Government | |
| • Mayor [1] | José Alberto Armijo |
| Area | |
• Total | 85 km2 (33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 21,061 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Nerjeños |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 29780 |
| Website | Official website |
Nerja (pronounced [ˈneɾxa]) is a municipality on the Costa del Sol in the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is part of the comarca of La Axarquía. It is on the country's southern Mediterranean coast, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Málaga.
Under Islamic rule, its name was Narixa, which means "abundant source", and is the origin of the current name.
- ^ "New Mayor". nerjatourism. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.