Mojácar

Mojácar
Municipality
Mojácar
Location in Spain.
Coordinates: 37°08′25″N 1°51′05″W / 37.14028°N 1.85139°W / 37.14028; -1.85139
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAndalusia
ProvinceAlmería
ComarcaLevante Almeriense
Government
  MayorRosa Maria Cano Montoya (PP)
Area
  Total
72 km2 (28 sq mi)
Elevation
152 m (499 ft)
Population
 (2023)
  Total
7,386
  Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
DemonymMojaqueros
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Mojácar (Spanish pronunciation: [moˈxakaɾ]) is a municipality situated in the southeast of the Province of Almería (Andalucia) in southern Spain, bordering the Mediterranean Sea. It is 90 km from the capital of the province, Almería. It is an elevated mountain village displaying the traditional white colour from its earlier days. There is also a tourist resort to the south of the town, on the coast, called Mojacar Playa.