Estepona

Estepona currently has around 60,000 inhabitants. It was originally a farming and fishing village. Just as other places on the Costa del Sol, is demographic growth has led to a multicultural explosion.

It is located just a few miles away from the Sierra Bermeja, but it also has 13 miles of coastline, an excellent Mediterranean climate and an average temperature of around 17°C.

The district has a surface area of around 130 km². To the north lie the districts of Jubrique and Júzcar, to the north-east the district of Benahavis, to the north-west the district of Genalguacil and to the east, Marbella. The Mediterranean Sea is to the south-west and south, and the district of Casares lies to the west.

Its location just a few miles away from the international airports at Málaga and Gibraltar means that it is very well connected.

Although it is a coastal district, the town of Estepona is extremely lively all year round – not just during the summer season.

In Estepona can be found Fuerte Estepona Suites SPA, an ambitious project by the “Fuerte Hotels” chain that all guests will love. Fuerte Estepona Suites SPA is a hotel aimed at both families and couples. Its distribution allows every guest to feel as comfortable as possible, depending on their individual requirements.

Estepona’s historical background

The town’s origin is a hotly debated topic. It is known that the area was inhabited during prehistoric times, as tools and dolmens have been discovered to the west of the town.

The most accepted hypothesis is that the oldest settlement from ancient times closest to present day Estepona is the Iberian oppidum of Salduba.

In Muslim times, a fortress existed at Al-extebunna, from which the town derives its name.

A notable event in Estepona’s history was an important naval battle off the coast in the year 1342 between 30 galleons.

During the Muslim period in the XV century, inhabitants refused to pay taxes to King Henry IV of Castile, who authorized a Christian invasion.

During the times of the re-conquest, the coast was protected with the construction of a new village and a fort.

Joanna the Mad made Estepona into a dependency of Marbella until the arrival of Philip V of Spain, who granted the town its charter (1729), which reads: “Of my own free will, Certain Knowledge and absolute Royal Power, of which I wish to avail and I do avail as King and Natural Lord, unaware of any higher power at the present time, I hereby exempt, remove and free your town of Estepona from the jurisdiction of the city of Marbella and its district, and I declare it a town in its own right with civil and criminal jurisdiction, invested with high and low plenary delegated authority in the first instance, of which the mayors and commoners who now and forever more come from this town, and the ministers that you may individually appoint may avail themselves and exercise in the town and in its district and territory”.

There was no notable increase in population between the XV and XIX Centuries. The population began to rise at the end of the XX Century, and it has been increasing ever since.

Estepona’s useful telephone numbers

LOCAL GOVERNMENT TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Town Hall: 952 801 100
Culture, Fiestas and Historical Heritage: 952 808 385
Foreign resident services: 952 802 002
Citizen Participation: 952 807 281
Agriculture, farming and fisheries: 952 795 887
Consumer defence: 952 800 530
Culture, Fiestas and Historical Heritage: 952 808 385
Sport: 952 802 444
Local development and Promotion of employment: 952 798 116
Ecocomy and treasury: 952 809 000
Education: 952 802 212
Infrastructure, works, housing and beaches: 952 809 000
Environment: 952 793 727
Beaches: 952 802 006
Social welfare: 952 804 595
Tourism: 952 802 002
Commerce: 952 802 007
Town planning, parks and gardens: 952 809 000
Youth services: 952 801 840
Centre for Women: 952 804 704
Culture and fiestas: 952 808 385
Health services: 952 808 332
Magistrates’ Court no. 1: 951 050 304
Magistrates’ Court no. 2: 951 050 310
Magistrates’ Court no. 3: 951 270 467
Magistrates’ Court no. 4: 951 270 455
Registry Office: 951 050 317

SECURITY
Citizen security: 952 80 8040
Fire service: 952 804 483
Red Cross: 952 890 533
Civil Guard: 952 801 087
Local Police: 952 808 040
National Police: 952 803 600

MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
La Lobilla Health Centre: 951 270 430
Estepona Oeste Health Centre: 951 970 455
Salud Responde (Public Health Service): 952 505 066
Hospiten Hospital Centre: 952 760 600
Costa del Sol Hospital: 951 766 669

SERVICES
Sevillana-Endesa (Energy services): 952 808 282
Supply market: 952 800 999
Aquagest sur (Water company): 952 250 270
Radio Taxi: 952 802 900
Bus station: 952 800 249
Post Office: 952 800 537