Antigua
Municipality
Caleta de Fuste and its castle
Caleta de Fuste and its castle
Flag of Antigua
Flag
Coat of arms of Antigua
Coat of arms
Municipal location in Fuerteventura
Municipal location in Fuerteventura
Antigua is located in Province of Las Palmas
Antigua
Antigua
Location in the province of Las Palmas
Antigua is located in Canary Islands
Antigua
Antigua
Antigua (Canary Islands)
Antigua is located in Spain, Canary Islands
Antigua
Antigua
Antigua (Spain, Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 28°25′7″N 14°0′40″W / 28.41861°N 14.01111°W / 28.41861; -14.01111
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Canary Islands
ProvinceLas Palmas
IslandFuerteventura
Government
 • MayorGustavo Berriel Hernandez (PP)
Area
[1]
 • Total250.56 km2 (96.74 sq mi)
Elevation
 (AMSL)
254 m (833 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total11,948
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (CEST (GMT +1))
Postal code
35630
Area code+34 (Spain) + 928 (Las Palmas)
Websitewww.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),[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

  1. 1 2 Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
  2. ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. ↑ Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived April 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, population
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