It is the municipality with the highest well-being in the province of Malaga, according to the Synthetic Indicator of Economic Welfare developed by Andalusian Analysts.

[citation needed] According to the same study, Rincón de la Victoria has the highest income per capita in Andalucia.

Around 50 BC the Carthaginians established a port in a harbour nearby, followed by the Romans, who built here a fortified village called Bezmiliana.

The name of Benagalbón, for its part, is of Arabic origin and comes from the gentilic Galb-un, preceded by bina or bena, which means family, house or tribe.

Inland, the Benagalbón valley can be distinguished, an environment formed by the stream of the same name and occupied by subtropical orchards and fruit trees and greenhouses.

The traditional coastal centres are, from west to east: La Cala del Moral, Rincón de la Victoria and Torre de Benagalbón, originally established by fishing settlements that have gradually grown to form a single coastal urban area.