Antigua, Fuerteventura

Antigua
Municipality
Caleta de Fuste and its castle

Flag
Coat of arms

Municipal location in Fuerteventura
Antigua
Location in the province of Las Palmas
Antigua
Antigua (Canary Islands)
Antigua
Antigua (Spain, Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 28°25′7″N 14°0′40″W / 28.41861°N 14.01111°W / 28.41861; -14.01111Coordinates: 28°25′7″N 14°0′40″W / 28.41861°N 14.01111°W / 28.41861; -14.01111
Country  Spain
Autonomous Community  Canary Islands
Province Las Palmas
Island Fuerteventura
Government
 • Mayor Gustavo Berriel Hernandez (PP)
Area[1]
 • Total 250.56 km2 (96.74 sq mi)
Elevation (AMSL) 254 m (833 ft)
Population (2013)[2]
 • Total 11,629
 • Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (CEST (GMT +1))
Postal code 35630
Area code(s) +34 (Spain) + 928 (Las Palmas)
Website www.ayto-antigua.es

Antigua is a town and a municipality in the central part of the island of Fuerteventura in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. It has a population of 11,629 (2013),[2] and an area of 250.56 km².[1] It is situated 17 km southwest of the capital of the island Puerto del Rosario.

Main sights

  • Caleta de Fuste Castle, a heritage site
  • Centro Turístico Cultural Molino de Antigua (Molino de Antigua Cultural Touristic Centre): where works of major artists are exposed.
  • Salinas de El Carmen, the origin of these salt mines dates back to 1800
  • Paisaje Protegido del Malpaís Grande (Malpaís Grande Protected Landscape)
  • Atalayita aboriginal town
  • Cuchillos de Vigán, a natural Monument
  • Caldera de Gairía, a national monument

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
  2. 1 2 Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived April 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine., population
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