Cútar is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It lies within the comarca of Axarquía, roughly 10 kilometres from Vélez-Málaga and about 32 kilometres from the provincial capital, Málaga. The municipality has a population of approximately 650 residents.
Natives of the town are known as Cuatreños, with the nickname Pelones. The name Cútar may derive from Kautzar, the Arabic word for "fountain of paradise," or from Hisn Aqut, Arabic for "castle of Aqut."