Totalán

Municipality in Andalusia, Spain

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Location of Totalán

36°46′01″N 4°16′59″W / 36.767°N 4.283°W / 36.767; -4.283Sovereign stateSpainAutonomous communityAndalusiaProvinceMálaga Judicial district MálagaGovernment

• AlcaldeMiguel Ángel Escaño López (2007) (PSOE)Area

• Total9.21 km² (3.56 sq mi)Elevation

290 m (950 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total715 • Density78/km² (200/sq mi)Demonym(s)Totalatense,
Totalateño, -ña or
Rebotao, -áPostal code

29197

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Totalán is a village and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is located in the comarca of La Axarquía. The municipality is situated approximately 22 kilometres from the provincial capital of Málaga and 13 from Rincón de la Victoria. It has a population of approximately 650 residents. The natives are called Totalanenses or Totalaneños and the nickname is Rebotaos.

Borehole accident

On 13 January 2019, a child dropped into a drilled shaft near Totalán and was only recovered 13 days later lifeless.^[2]

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ Jabois, Manuel (2019-01-21). "Timeline of Julen tragedy: "A child has fallen down a small hole. He needs to be rescued"". El País. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2019-01-26.