Antigua, Fuerteventura
Municipality in Canary Islands, Spain
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Municipal location in Fuerteventura
28°25′7″N 14°0′40″W / 28.41861°N 14.01111°W / 28.41861; -14.01111
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(AMSL)
(2018)[2]
35630
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),[3] 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
- ^ a b Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived April 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, population
External links
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- Antigua Information and map