Genalguacil

Genalguacil
Panoramic view of Genalguacil
Panoramic view of Genalguacil
Flag of Genalguacil
Flag
Coat of arms of Genalguacil
Coat of arms
Genalguacil is located in Spain
Genalguacil
Genalguacil
Location in Spain.
Coordinates: 36°33′N 5°14′W / 36.550°N 5.233°W / 36.550; -5.233
Sovereign state Spain
Autonomous community Andalusia
Province Málaga
Area
 • Total
31.87 km2 (12.31 sq mi)
Elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)
 • Total
352
 • Density11.0/km2 (28.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.genalguacil.es

Genalguacil 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 45 kilometers from Ronda and 34 km from the city of Estepona. It is located west of the province in the Genal valley. It is one of the populations that make up the region of the Serrania de Ronda. Genalguacil is in the judicial district of Ronda.

It has a population of approximately 499 residents. The natives are called Genalguacileños. Its Arabic name Genna - Ahuacir meant Gardens of the Vizier.

Places of interest

The town is prominent for its museums. Every two years, artists gather there, for a week, doing different pieces of art to be left permanently on the street. Genalguacil is an open-air museum, with cobbled streets and paintings, sculptures, carved trunks, and other works of art integrated into the normal environment (such as a sculpture of a little old lady under a hill, called "Hasta el moño de tanta cuesta" (sick and tired of such slopes). Every detail (house numbers, street names, benches, fireplaces) are finished in artistic ways.

Other attraction of Genalguacil are some surroundings of high ecological value, where the pinsapo is abundant. It has a large game reserve.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
  2. ↑ "The Village of Genalguacil in Malaga | Andalucia.com". andalucia.com. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Complejo Rural Jardines del Visir" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Genalguacil (Málaga, Andalucía, Spain) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ayuntamiento de Genalguacil". Ayuntamiento de Genalguacil.
  6. ↑ "Genalguacil, Malaga · An Outdoor Museum". www.spainfoodsherpas.com. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Genalguacil, el primer museo habitado de España". 5 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Mirador Natural del Pinsapo" (in European Spanish). 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.