Benamocarra

Benamocarra
Benamocarra
Municipality
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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)
• Total	2,999
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	benamocarra.es

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.

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

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ Agustín Peláez, Youth at the Town Hall, Sur in English, July 11–17, 2003

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[1] Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

[2] Agustín Peláez, Youth at the Town Hall, Sur in English, July 11–17, 2003

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