Cómpeta
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Cómpeta Location in Spain
Coordinates: 36°50′N 3°59′W / 36.833°N 3.983°W / 36.833; -3.983
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalucía
Province	Málaga Province
Comarca	Axarquía-Costa del Sol
Area
• Total	54.7 km2 (21.1 sq mi)
Elevation	636 m (2,087 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,832
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	29754
Area code(s)	(+34) 952
Website	http://www.competa.es/

Cómpeta is a town and municipality in the comarca of Axarquía, and province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is situated approximately 18 kilomters from the coast (Costa del Sol), and 52 kilometers from Málaga, the provincial capital. It is situated at 638 meters above sea level in the foothills of La Maroma (the highest peak of the Sierra Tejeda). The population is spread over the southern slopes of the Sierra de Almijara.

Cómpeta has a population of approximately 4,000 residents and the natives are called competeños. Cómpeta residents are diverse in both culture and nationality, with many residents originating from other countries across Europe such as the UK and other Northern European countries including Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands and Norway.

Cómpeta's patron saint is San Sebastian. During the last weekend in July, Cómpeta celebrates it's patron saint by holding a fair.

On the 15th August of every year (Assumption Day), Cómpeta celebrates the 'Noche del Vino' ('night of the wine'), which is a festival declared of tourist interest by official government decree ('Declaración de Interés Turístico National de Andalucia').

It takes approximately one hour to reach the village from Málaga Airport, along the coastal motorway and then inland via the well maintained mountain road.

Geography[link]

Mountains[link]

The Tejeda and Almijara moutains, declared a National Reserve of Major Hunting and included in the Catalogue of Areas and Protected Goods of the Junta of Andalusia, extend over an area of ​​approximately 20,543 hectares. It includes the municipalities of Alcaucín, Canillas de Aceituno, Sedella , Salares, Canillas de Aceituno, Competa, Frigiliana and Nerja.

The highest point is visible from the town is the Maroma (2,065 m). The topography of the terminus is quite hilly, especially in the northwest, which borders the province of Granada. Other important elevations are Cerro Lucero (1,779 m), Cisne (1,600 m), Verde (1,554 m) and Tajo de las Grajas, which has a length of 200 meters.

Neighborhoods[link]

Cómpeta has a neighborhood on the mountain called El Acebuchal which recently has built a chapel for its few inhabitants. Their houses are spread over a hillside to the other side across several kilometers to Frigiliana.^{[citation needed]}

History[link]

Cómpeta has Roman origins. Its name derives from the Latin phrase Compita-Orum, which means "crossing of roads." It was a place where the Romans held their feasts and offerings. It was also a place to shop and sell products. This is believed to be the town's origin as there are no written documents to support it.

Coordinates: 36°50′N 3°59′W / 36.833°N 3.983°W / 36.833; -3.983

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Estrella Morente (Estrella de la Aurora Morente Carbonell) is a Spanish flamenco singer. She was born on August 14, 1980 in Las Gabias, Granada Province in southern Spain. She is the daughter of flamenco singer Enrique Morente and dancer Aurora Carbonell.

She has performed with her father since age seven^[1] and recorded her first album in 2001, Mi Cante Y Un Poema (My Songs and A Poem). This was followed the same year by Calle del Aire, which was well received by critics and flamenco fans. She released her third album, Mujeres (Women) in 2006, which her father produced. On December 14, 2001 she married bullfighter Javier Conde in Nuestra Señora de las Angustias basilica in Granada.

Discography[link]

• Mi cante y un poema (2001)
• Calle del Aire (2001)
• Mujeres (2006), Mute Records
• Casacueva y escenario (2007) (DVD)

Filmography[link]

Morente was the voice behind Penelope Cruz's flamenco song in the 2006 film Volver.

She played herself in the 2011 animated feature Chico & Rita.

External links[link]

• Official Site
• BBC review of her first album
• Biography from ES Flamenco
• Estrella Morente at the Internet Movie Database

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