Cuevas Bajas is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Nororma and forms part of the judicial district of Archidona.
The municipality lies 75 kilometres from Málaga and 495 kilometres from Madrid. It covers a surface area of 16.53 square kilometres. In 2011 its population was 1,482 inhabitants, giving a population density of 89.66 inhabitants per square kilometre. The natives of the town are called Cueveños.