Mijas

Mijas is a town and municipality in the in southern . It consists of Mijas Pueblo a typically Andalusian white-washed village at the mountain side of Sierra de Mijas 428 m above mean sea level.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Torre Vieja de la Batería de Cala del Moral and St. Anthony’s College, Mijas.

Castle
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
is a castle, which is situated 3½ km south of Mijas.

School
St Anthony's College is an independent educational establishment located between Mijas and Fuengirola, Spain. It is notable as it is the oldest British college on the Costa del Sol, and indeed in Andalucia.

Shopping center
Photo: Tyk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a shopping center, which is situated 3½ km east of Mijas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fuengirola and La Cala Resort.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a city in the in southern that is popular with tourists for its long sandy beach and malécon.

Locality
is a residential and recreational estate in , Andalucía, southern . Located between and , La Cala is home to three 18-hole golf courses, a six-hole Par 3 pitch and putt course, and a golf academy. is situated 4½ km west of Mijas.

Mijas

Latitude
36.5351° or 36° 32′ 6″ north
Longitude
-4.6736° or 4° 40′ 25″ west
Population
82,100
Elevation
113 metres (371 feet)
Open location code
8C8QG8PG+2H
Geo­Names ID
6359475
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Waray—“Mijas” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Mijas
  • Arabic: ميخاس
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  • Armenian: Միխաս
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  • Chechen: Михас
  • Chinese: 米哈斯
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  • Egyptian Arabic: ميخاس
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  • Korean: 미하스
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  • Latvian: Mihasa
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  • South Azerbaijani: می‌هاس
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  • Ukrainian: Міхас
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  • Waray (Philippines): Mijas

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Mijas”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.