Archidona is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain.

It is the center of the comarca of Nororiental de Málaga[2] and the head of the judicial district that bears its name.

The population is concentrated in the main urban centers of the same name and in Salinas, Estación de Archidona and Huertas del Río.

The oldest permanent settlement correspond to Escua, founded by the Phoenicians, and Ulisis, inhabited by Turduli and Romans.

[4] The municipality is home to several archaeological sites from different periods and areas of ecological interest such as the Natural Lagoons Reserve of Archidona and Hoz de Marín.