Puerto del Rosario, Las Palmas

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Puerto del Rosario is a Canarian municipality in the northern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. Pureto del Rosario is also the capital of the island of Fuerteventura. The population is 28,357 (ISTAC (http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/), 2003), its density is 39.43/km² and is excepted to reach 100/km² and the area is 289.95 km²/28,995 ha. It is located a main highway linking north to Puerto del Rosario and southwest to Tuineje as well as Betancuria. The main industry are agriculture and tourism. The Atlantic Ocean is to the west and east, the mountains are to the central part. Farmlands along with barren lands dominate the rest of the municipality especially along the coastline.

Contents

1 Geography 2 Other 3 External links 4 See also

Geography

• Location:
  • Latitude: 28.5 (28°30') N
  • Longitude: 13.8667 (13°52') W
• Altitude:
  • Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
  • Centre: 16 m
  • Highest: central part
• Postal code: 35600

Other

Puerto del Rosario has schools, lyceums, a few gymnasia, a few churchs, beaches, a post office, parks and a squares (plaza).

External links

• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=28.5&longitude=-13.8667&zoom=6). MapPoint (http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=28.5&lons1=-13.8667&alts1=35) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?||=28.5,-13.8667)
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-13.8667&lat=28.5&w=750&h=500) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.5,-13.8667&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k)
• Coordinates: 28° 30′ 0″ N 13° 52′ 0″ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=28_30_0_N_13_52_0_W_)

See also

• List of municipalities in Las Palmas

	North: La Oliva
West: Atlantic Ocean	Puerto del Rosario	East: Atlantic Ocean
Southwest: Betancuria	South: Antigua

Municipalities in Fuerteventura

Antigua | Betancuria | La Oliva | Pájara | Puerto del Rosario | Tuineje

es:Puerto del Rosario

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