LocationProvince of Andalucía, on Spain’s southern coastline.
Dialling code34.
Population560,000.
Time zoneGMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).
Electricity220V 50 Hz.
Average January temperatures17°C (62.5°F).
Average July temperatures29°C (84°F).
Annual rainfall228mm (9 inches).
Cost of Living:1 Euro (€1) = £0.94; US$1.37; C$1.66; A$1.93 Currency conversion
rates as of January 2009Special Events:Carnival, 10 days around Ash Wednesday (usually Feb), the most colorful festival of the year with street parades in fancy dress, bands on stage, the Carnival Ball and a Grand Procession through the streets culminating in fireworks on the seafront
Semana Santa (Holy Week), Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday (usually Apr), large-scale religious processions parading often huge statues through the main streets, featuring hooded penitents
Fiesta de San Juan, 21-23 Jun, bonfires and fireworks celebrate the solstice and large caricature ‘guy’ figures meet a fiery end down by the beach
Feria de Málaga (Málaga Fair), second-third week in Aug, folklore, music, food and wine, dressage and bullfighting are all part of this wide-ranging festival which takes over the central streets by day. By night the action moves to a giant free funfair by the lighthouse
International Jazz Festival, Nov, big names from the world of jazz and blues play various venues around town.
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