Alcolea is a municipality in the province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, southern Spain. It is one of the small inland towns of Almería province, situated in the eastern part of Andalusia.
Like other municipalities in the province, Alcolea is administered as a local entity within the Spanish system of municipal government, with its own town council. The province of Almería forms part of Andalusia, the southernmost autonomous community of mainland Spain.