Mazagón is a town which belongs to Moguer and Palos, in the province of Huelva, Andalusia, Spain. It is next to the Atlantic Ocean and just 22 km from the province capital, Huelva. In 2017, it had 3998 inhabitants, but the population is much higher in summer.
History
Mazagón was created in the late 19th century, mainly because of the fishing, the agriculture and the residential purpose in summer. Lots of families of the towns around Mazagón built their holiday houses here. But when tourists went in a higher quantity, some bars or shops were created, as well as districts.
Geography
El principal reclamo son sus extensas playas y la proximidad a los espacios naturales del Parque Nacional y Natural de Doñana, los Parajes Naturales de las Lagunas de Palos y Las madres, y el Estero Domingo Rubio; así como el carácter colombino y juanramoniano que le confieren sus núcleos matrices. Mazagón cuenta con las playas más vírgenes de la provincia de Huelva, además posee un entorno natural con el médano dunar y los pinares como elementos destacados. Delimita con el Parque Nacional de Doñana por el noreste, donde comienza la denominada Playa de Castilla. Obstenta bandera azul en su Parador y puerto The main interest of Mazagón is its long beaches of white sand and its proximity to the National and Natural Park Doñana. Also it belongs to Palos, from where Columbus set off to America, and to Moguer, were the Nobel prizeJuan Ramón Jiménez was born. Mazagón has the best beaches in whole the province, with dunes and pines. It has blue flag in its Port and Parador Beach.
Politics
Mazagón has an important independence movement since 1996, when a new political party took part in the Municipal Elections. Almost all people in Mazagón wanted and want to be independent because Moguer and Palos do not control it well. However, the Junta de Andalucía, said in 2008 that Mazagón couldn't be a new town. Nowadays there is still hope so AVEMA, the Separatist Party is the third main power in whole the area :
Tourism
About tourism, Mazagón has gotten better, however it is not an important touristic place out of Andalusia. Often you find that there are other Andalusian families with houses in Mazagón, or just Spanish people coming there. There is some foreign tourism, but it comes to Mazagón, mostly, to enjoy the Natural Park Doñana. There are several hotels and apartment buildings in Mazagón.
Territorial Organisation
There are 3 main zones in Mazagón:
PALOS ZONE: it comprises almost all beaches as well as the Port, some rich villas and agriculture areas.
MOGUER ZONE: it comprises almost all houses. It has the city centre, the schools, the Natural Park, the Hall...
BOTH ZONE: it comprises almost all Natural Places and some beaches, one of them is considered one of the best in Europe, the Parador Beach with Blue Flag.
In Mazagón there is a huge sort of activities, from traditional sports like basketball or football, to interesting and new ones like parachuting or surf.
