Fuente Vaqueros (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfwente βaˈkeɾos]) is a farming village in the province of Granada, Spain, lying 17 km west of the city of Granada. Its population was recorded in 2005 as 4,590. The principal crops are asparagus, olives and apples.
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 Location of Fuente Vaqueros | |
  Fuente Vaqueros Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 37°13′0″N 3°46′59″W / 37.21667°N 3.78306°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Granada |
| Comarca | Vega de Granada |
| Judicial district | Santa Fe |
| Commonwealth | Vega Baja de Granada |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde (Mayor) | José Manuel Molino Alberto (PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.01 km2 (6.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 543 m (1,781 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 4,387 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Fuenterino, -na |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 18340 |
| Website | fuente-vaqueros |
Fuente Vaqueros is known as for being the birthplace of the 20th-century poet Federico García Lorca;[2] his home now hosts a museum, the Museo Casa Natal Federico García Lorca.
For the feast of Candlemas, the municipality distributes wine and hundreds of kilos of potatoes.[3]
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Festividades y Tradiciones". fuente-vaqueros.com (in Spanish). 2019-04-10.
- ^ "Fuente Vaqueros celebra una candelaria con mucha 'gacha'". ahoragranada.com (in Spanish). 2016-05-02.
External links
edit- Página web del Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Fuente Vaqueros
- Página web del Patronato Cultural Federico García Lorca
- Historia, fiestas, lugares de interés y gastronomía de Fuente Vaqueros
- Museo Casa Natal Federico García Lorca
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