Algatocín

Algatocín 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 from Málaga and from Ronda. It is located in the west of the province in the Valle del Genal, being one of the towns that make up the comarca of the Serrania de Ronda. It is situated at an altitude of. The town has a population of approximately 900 residents, over a surface area of, for a population density of.GeographyLocationAlgatocín lies in the middle of the Valle del Bajo Genal. It extends from the mountains to the river banks of the Genal, and is full of hills and vegetation.Flora and faunaThe municipality shares similar characteristics in terms of flora and fauna with the rest of the Valle del Genal. Highlighting some of them are:Flora Algerian oak Cork oak Strawberry tree Chestnut Aleppo pine Mastic tree Fern Gorse Heather