Province of Málaga

{{Short description|Province of Spain}}

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| name = Province of Málaga

| native_name = {{native name|es|Provincia de Málaga}}

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| type = Province

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| image1=Málaga la Bella........ (21553056756) (cropped).jpg

| image2 = Balconyofeurope nerja.jpg

| image3 = Antequera Malaga-1.jpg

| image4 = Benalmádena, Málaga, Spain - panoramio - gusssss2002 (cropped)2.jpg

| image5 = Marbella, ciudad escogida para el New York Summit Awards 2021 (cropped).jpg

| image6 = Tajo de Ronda.jpg

| image7 = Desfiladero de los Gaitanes y los embalses de El Chorro al fondo.jpg

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| image_caption = From the top: Panoramic, Balcony of Europe, Antequera, Benalmádena, Marbella, Ronda and Los Gaitanes Gorge and El Chorro reservoirs.

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Spain

| subdivision_type1 = Autonomous community

| subdivision_name1 = Andalusia

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| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Málaga

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| governing_body = Provincial Deputation of Málaga

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| leader_title = President

| leader_name = Francisco Salado (PP)

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| area_total_km2 = 7308

| area_rank = Ranked 35th

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| blank_name_sec1 = Official language(s)

| blank_info_sec1 = Spanish

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| population_total = 1,652,999[http://www.ine.es/jaxi/tabla.do?path=/t20/e260/a2013/l1/&file=pro001.px&type=pcaxis&L=1 Population Figures referring to Municipal Register 1 January 2013] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006141338/http://www.ine.es/jaxi/tabla.do?path=%2Ft20%2Fe260%2Fa2013%2Fl1%2F&file=pro001.px&type=pcaxis&L=1 |date=6 October 2014}} - Instituto Nacional de Estadística

| population_as_of = 2013

| population_rank = Ranked 6th

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_demonym = {{langx|es|Malagueño, Malacitano}}

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| blank_name_sec2 = Parliament

| blank_info_sec2 = Cortes Generales

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| iso_code = ES-MA

| website = [http://www.malaga.es/ malaga.es]

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| footnotes = Click on the map for a fullscreen view

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The province of Málaga ({{langx|es|Provincia de Málaga}} {{IPA|es|ˈmalaɣa|}}) is located in Andalusia, Spain. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south and by the provinces of Cádiz to the west, Seville to the northwest, Córdoba to the north, and Granada to the east.

The province is subject to extreme water stress in the wake of the proliferation of avocado plantations in the Axarquía region, with the arid local climate being unsuitable to the plant's large water demands.{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/clima-y-medio-ambiente/2020-11-17/malaga-la-provincia-que-produce-mas-aguacates-y-mangos-de-europa-busca-agua.html|website=El País|title=La provincia que produce más aguacates y mangos de Europa busca agua|date=17 November 2020|first=Nacho|last=Sánchez}}