Haría (village) explained

Haría
Settlement Type:Town
Translit Lang1 Type:Spanish
Pushpin Map:Spain Canary Islands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Canary Islands
Coordinates:29.1467°N -13.4983°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Las Palmas
Subdivision Type3:Island
Subdivision Name3:Lanzarote
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Haría
Population Total:1128
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:CEST (GMT +1)
Utc Offset1 Dst:+1
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:35520
Area Code:+34 (Spain) + 928 (Las Palmas)

Haría is a village in the municipality of Haría in the north of the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. The town had a population of 1,128 in the 2011 census.[1] The town is the capital of the municipality of Haría.

It lies in a valley known as the Valley of 1,000 Palms. A craft market is held in the town on Saturdays.[2]

The artist César Manrique is buried in the cemetery of Haría.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.es/nomen2/index.do?accion=busquedaAvanzada&entidad_amb=no&codProv=35&codMuni=10&codEC=0&codES=4&codNUC=0&L=0 INE. 2011 census. Haria population unit
  2. https://www.discoverlanzarote.com/haria.asp Discover Lanzarote website