Benamaurel is a village in the province of Granada, in the Andalusia region of southern Spain. It is a municipality in its own right, and according to the 2006 census (INE) it had a population of 2,328 inhabitants.
The municipality covers several localities in addition to the main village: Puente Arriba, San Marcos, Cuevas de la Blanca, Huerta Real, Cuevas del Negro and Cuevas de Luna. The presence of several cave districts among these localities reflects the area's traditional use of cave dwellings, a form of housing characteristic of parts of the province of Granada.