# Istán

> municipality of Spain

**Wikidata**: [Q1630419](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1630419)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istán)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ist-n

## Summary
Istán is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Málaga, within the comarca Costa del Sol Occidental in Andalusia. It is a small local government unit with the Wikidata description "municipality of Spain," geographic coordinates 36.582376 N, -4.9476625 W, and an official website at http://www.istan.es/.

## Key Facts
- Istán is a municipality of Spain (Wikidata description: "municipality of Spain") and is administratively part of the Costa del Sol Occidental comarca in Málaga Province, Andalusia, Spain.
- Country: Spain (a country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa).
- Province: Málaga Province (province of Spain; country: Spain; sitelink_count: 85).
- Comarca: Costa del Sol Occidental (a comarca in Málaga Province, Andalusia, Spain; sitelink_count: 11).
- Classification: municipality (related entity: "municipality of Spain", an administrative territorial entity with inception in 1842).
- Coordinates: latitude 36.582376, longitude -4.9476625.
- Official website: http://www.istan.es/
- Alias: Istan.
- Wikipedia page title: Istán.
- Wikidata sitelink_count for Istán: 45.
- Population (recorded values provided in source): 1398.0; 1533.0; 1520.0; 1486.0; 1496.0; 1386.0; 1437.0; 1432.0; 1422.0; 1417.0; 1314.0; 1322.0; 1404.0; 1388.0; 1399.0; 1432.0; 1458.0; 1469.0; 1494.0; 1520.0; 1587.0; 1621.0; 1622.0; 1707.0.
- Wikidata description (entity): municipality of Spain.

## FAQs
Q: What is Istán?
A: Istán is a municipality in southern Spain, described in Wikidata as a "municipality of Spain" and located in Málaga Province within the Costa del Sol Occidental comarca.

Q: Where exactly is Istán located?
A: Istán sits at coordinates 36.582376 N, -4.9476625 W in Málaga Province, Andalusia, Spain, and is part of the Costa del Sol Occidental comarca.

Q: How large is Istán in population?
A: Source-provided population values for Istán consist of a series of recorded figures ranging from 1,314.0 up to 1,707.0; the dataset contains multiple values but does not include explicit years in the provided material.

Q: What administrative divisions contain Istán?
A: Istán is a municipality within the comarca Costa del Sol Occidental, which is in Málaga Province; Málaga Province is a province of Spain.

Q: Does Istán have an official website or online presence?
A: Yes. The municipality’s official website is http://www.istan.es/.

Q: Under what names or identifiers is Istán known?
A: Istán has the alias "Istan"; the Wikipedia page title is "Istán"; the Wikidata entry carries the description "municipality of Spain" and shows a sitelink_count of 45.

## Why It Matters
Istán matters as a local administrative unit within one of Spain’s most internationally recognized coastal regions, the Costa del Sol Occidental. As a municipality in Málaga Province it contributes to the territorial organization of Spain and participates in the country’s system of municipal governance that stems from Spain’s structure of 17 autonomous communities, 50 provinces, and 8,124 municipalities. Despite its small population (values recorded in the provided series range roughly from the low 1,300s to about 1,700), Istán represents the local scale of public administration, community identity, land use, and municipal provision of services typical of rural and semi-rural Andalusian towns. Its presence in Wikidata and a dedicated municipal website support transparency and accessibility for residents, researchers, and visitors seeking official information.

## Notable For
- Being a municipality in the Costa del Sol Occidental comarca of Málaga Province, Andalusia.
- Precise coordinates: 36.582376 N, -4.9476625 W, enabling exact geolocation and mapping.
- Official online presence via http://www.istan.es/.
- Recorded population series showing small-community scale (values in the provided dataset range from 1,314.0 to 1,707.0).
- Variant spelling/alias: Istan.
- Visibility in structured data: Wikidata sitelink_count of 45 and a dedicated Wikipedia title "Istán."

## Body

### Overview
Istán is a municipal-level administrative entity in southern Spain. The municipality is entered in structured data sources with the short description "municipality of Spain." It maintains an official municipal website at http://www.istan.es/ and appears on Wikipedia under the title "Istán."

### Location and geography
- Country context: Istán is located within Spain, a country in southwestern Europe that also has territories in Africa.
- Province: The municipality lies in Málaga Province, which is a province of Spain.
- Comarca: Istán is part of the Costa del Sol Occidental comarca, a defined local region within Málaga Province, Andalusia.
- Coordinates: Latitude 36.582376; Longitude -4.9476625. These coordinates provide the precise geospatial reference for mapping and GIS applications.

### Administrative status and relationships
- Administrative classification: Istán is classified as a municipality, the basic local government unit in Spain.
- Parent and related entities:
  - It is part of the Costa del Sol Occidental comarca (a sub-provincial territorial division).
  - It falls under Málaga Province, which in turn is within the autonomous community of Andalusia in Spain.
  - The broader related category is the "municipality of Spain," an administrative territorial entity that was established with an inception date noted as 1842 in the provided material.

### Population and demographics
- The source provides a series of population values for Istán (no associated years supplied). The listed figures are: 1398.0; 1533.0; 1520.0; 1486.0; 1496.0; 1386.0; 1437.0; 1432.0; 1422.0; 1417.0; 1314.0; 1322.0; 1404.0; 1388.0; 1399.0; 1432.0; 1458.0; 1469.0; 1494.0; 1520.0; 1587.0; 1621.0; 1622.0; 1707.0.
- These values indicate a small population typically in the mid-to-high thousands (1,300–1,700 range) based on the supplied dataset.

### Identifiers, data footprint, and online resources
- Alias: Istan.
- Official website: http://www.istan.es/
- Wikipedia page title: Istán.
- Wikidata presence: description "municipality of Spain" and sitelink_count 45, indicating connections to many language Wikipedias or related pages.
- No other external identifiers (e.g., INE code, postal code) were provided in the source material.

### Related entities and contextual links
- Spain: Istán is located in Spain. The provided material includes extended contextual facts about Spain (official name Kingdom of Spain; location in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa; capital Madrid; membership in organizations; and national-level administrative structure). These national-level facts establish the higher-level sovereign and administrative context for Istán.
- Málaga Province: The province containing Istán is identified as Málaga Province; the source lists the province as a subnational entity of Spain (country: Spain) with a sitelink_count of 85 in structured data.
- Costa del Sol Occidental: The comarca (Costa del Sol Occidental) is explicitly cited as the immediate comarca containing Istán and is noted as a comarca in Málaga Province, Andalusia, Spain with sitelink_count 11.
- Municipality of Spain (related concept): The municipal category to which Istán belongs is noted as an administrative territorial entity with an inception date of 1842 in the provided material. This contextualizes Istán within Spain’s system of local government units.

### Data and metadata completeness
- The provided source supplies core municipal metadata (coordinates, population series, website, alias, Wikipedia/Wikidata identifiers, and administrative relationships). No additional municipal-level details (such as area, elevation, municipal founding date, local government composition, or economic data specific to Istán) were included in the source material.

### Practical use cases for this data
- Geolocation and mapping tasks can use the precise latitude/longitude provided.
- Simple demographic overviews and small-area population trend inspection are possible using the population value series in the source.
- Administrative classification and hierarchical queries (municipality → comarca → province → country) are supported by the stated relationships to Costa del Sol Occidental, Málaga Province, and Spain.
- Linking and enrichment of knowledge graphs can use the Wikipedia title, Wikidata description, alias, sitelink_count, and the official website.

### External links (as provided)
- Official municipal website: http://www.istan.es/

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## References

1. Nomenclátor Geográfico de Municipios y Entidades de Población (20240402 edition)
2. [2020](https://andalucia.notariado.org/liferay/c/document_library/get_file?=11510482&folderId=15173850&name=DLFE-1486391.pdf)
3. Register of Local Entities
4. [Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía. 2003](http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/boja/boletines/2003/59/d/updf/d1.pdf)
5. OpenStreetMap
6. [Source](https://www.worlddata.info/europe/spain/timezones.php)
7. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
8. Municipal Register of Spain 2013
9. Municipal Register of Spain 2012
10. Municipal Register of Spain 2011
11. Municipal Register of Spain 2010
12. Municipal Register of Spain 2009
13. Municipal Register of Spain 2008
14. Municipal Register of Spain 2007
15. Municipal Register of Spain 2006
16. Municipal Register of Spain 2005
17. Municipal Register of Spain 2004
18. Municipal Register of Spain 2002
19. Municipal Register of Spain 2001
20. Municipal Register of Spain 2014
21. Municipal Register of Spain 2015
22. Municipal Register of Spain 2016
23. Municipal Register of Spain 2017
24. Municipal Register of Spain 2018
25. [Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero. National Statistics Institute](http://www.ine.es/dynt3/inebase/index.htm?padre=525)
26. Municipal Register of Spain 2019
27. Municipal Register of Spain 2020
28. Municipal Register of Spain of 2021
29. Municipal Register of Spain of 2022
30. Municipal Register of Spain of 2023
31. Municipal Register of Spain of 2024
32. Municipal Register of Spain of 2025
33. List of Municipalities and their Codes by Provinces as of January 1, 2019
34. [Source](https://www.ine.es/dynt3/inebase/es/index.htm?padre=517&capsel=525)
35. GeoNames
36. Límites municipales, provinciales y autonómicos