Fuente de Piedra

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Fuente de Piedra
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Coat of arms of Fuente de Piedra
Coat of arms
Fuente de Piedra is located in Spain
Fuente de Piedra
Fuente de Piedra
Location in Spain.
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Country Spain
Autonomous community Andalusia
Province Málaga
Government
 • Mayor Francisco Hidalgo Pérez
Area
 • Total 91 km2 (35 sq mi)
Elevation 459 m (1,506 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,795
 • Density 31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Villafontenses, Fontepedreños
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website Official website

Fuente de Piedra 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 19 kilometers from Antequera and 73 km from the provincial capital of Málaga. It is located within the Antequera judicial district as well.

The small town is based in a dry basin amongst the Southern Spanish mountains and is most well known for the local Laguna de Fuente de Piedra, home to one of the largest populations of flamingoes in Europe. This is represented in the town by the summer celebration of the festival of ringing the Flamingo.


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