Located on the southeastern coast of Spain, Mijas belongs to the region of Costa del Sol Occidental.

[2] Its center is a typical Andalusian white-washed village, Mijas Pueblo, located on a mountainside about 430 metres or 1,476 feet above sea level, in the heart of the Costa del Sol region.

The economy of Mijas is primarily based on tourism, featuring local historical museums and many souvenir shops.

[clarification needed] The remains of the original fortification are still visible on parts of the exterior wall of the city.

The area's mineral wealth attracted ancient Greeks and Phoenicians to the village, as described in Ptolemy's second-century Geography.

The Moors allowed the village inhabitants to preserve their property, religion, and customs in exchange for a third of their goods from agriculture, livestock, and farming.

The village remained under the rule of Bobastro, who was defeated by Abd al-Rahman III in the late 9th century.

Grape vines were the main source of wealth in Mijas until the Phylloxera plague destroyed all of the vineyards.

The mid-1800s were a productive time for local industry, thanks to the arrival of Valencia’s paper-makers, carpenters from Alcoy (an Alicante’s Spanish town), and a mop,[clarification needed] which created new functional links among manufacturers.

They crossed Mijas, climbed the hill to the top and took refuge at a house on Alqueria in Alhaurin de la Torre, on Molinas County property.

The areas of Mijas and Fuengírola have a good state education system as does all the Costa del Sol.