Alameda, Andalusia
municipality of Spain
Alameda 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 85 km from the city of Málaga. It has a population of approximately 5,000 and the natives are called Alamedanos or Lametanos. It takes its name from the stream Álamos, which crosses the municipality. The Bandito "El Tempranillo" is buried here.
It is located north of Antequera and 430 meters above sea level. The average annual precipitation is in the 610 L/m2 and the average temperature is 16 °C.
Almadea has an area of about 65 km2.
Geography
The municipality of Alameda, the northernmost province of Malaga, lies on a plain in which only a few small hills break the horizontal landscape which is abound with olives. This befits an area close to the countryside of Cordoba and Seville.
History
The archaeological remains found in this area show that since the Neolithic period the area, now the municipality, has been the basis for many human settlements.
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