Pájara

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Pájara is a Canarian municipality in the central and the eastern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands The population is 16,279 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 42.46/km² and the area is 383.52 km². The municipality includes a small peninsula to the southwest. Pájara is both the southernmost and the westernmost municipality in the island of Fuerteventura. The postal code shares with Tuineje and is one of the fewest in the Canary Islands that use more than one municipality. Pájara is also the largest municipality in the island of Fuerteventura as well as one of the largest in the province of Las Palmas. It is located a main highway linking northeast to Tuineje, Antigua and the northern part of the island. The main industry are agriculture and tourism. The Atlantic Ocean is to the west, south and east, the mountains covers much of the municipality including the north and east. Farmlands dominate the rest of the municipality.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Other 3 External links 4 See also

[edit] Geography

• Location:
  • Latitude: 28.35 (28°21') N
  • Longitude: 14.1 (14°6') W
• Altitude:
  • Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
  • Centre: 196 m
  • Highest: northeastern
• Postal code: 35628

[edit] Other

Pájara has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, churches, beaches, a post office, and a square (plaza).

[edit] External links

• Ayuntamiento de Pájara
• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest. MapPoint or Google
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver or Google
• Coordinates: 28°21′0″N, 14°6′0″W

[edit] See also

• List of municipalities in Las Palmas

	North: Betancuria	Northeast: Tuineje
West: Atlantic Ocean	Pájara	East: Tuineje and the Atlantic Ocean
	South: Atlantic Ocean