Alcaucin is a town and municipality in the province of
Málaga, part of the autonomous community of
Andalusia in southern
Spain. It borders with the province of Granada. The municipality is situated approximately 54 kilometers to the city of Málaga. It is 507 km from the capital of Madrid. The name was derived from
al-kautín, the
Arabic of "the arches." It has a population of approximately 1,600 residents, partly living in the hamlet of
Puente Don Manuel. Natives of the town are called
Alcaucineños and have the nickname of
tiznaos.