Fuente Vaqueros Explained

Fuente Vaqueros
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Andalusia
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Granada
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Vega de Granada
Subdivision Type4:Judicial district
Subdivision Name4:Santa Fe
Subdivision Type5:Commonwealth
Subdivision Name5:Vega Baja de Granada
Coordinates:37.2167°N -3.7831°W
Elevation M:543
Area Total Km2:16.01
Population Demonym:Fuenterino, -na
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Official language(s)
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:18340
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Leader Title:Alcalde (Mayor)
Leader Name:José Manuel Molino Alberto (PSOE)

Fuente Vaqueros is a farming village in the province of Granada, Spain. It lies 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.

It is the birthplace of the twentieth-century poet Federico García Lorca. His birthplace is now a museum, the Museo Casa Natal Federico García Lorca. For the feast of La Candelaria (Candlemas), the Ayuntamiento distributes wine and hundreds of kilos of potatoes.

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