Fuente Vaqueros

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Fuente Vaqueros
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Location

Location of Fuente Vaqueros
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General information
Native name Fuente Vaqueros (Spanish)
Spanish name Fuente Vaqueros
Postal code 18340
Website http://www.fuente-vaqueros.com/
Administration
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Andalusia
Province Granada
Comarca Vega de Granada
Mayor Aurelio Rogelio Torres (PSOE)
Geography
Land Area 16 km²
Altitude 543 m AMSL
Population
Population 4.108 (2007)
Density 252 hab./km² (2007)

Fuente Vaqueros is a farming village in the province of Granada, Spain. It lies 17km west of the city of Granada. Its population was recorded in 2005 as 4,590. The principal crops are asparagus, olives and apples.

The village is famous as the birthplace of the poet Federico García Lorca. His birthplace is now a museum, the Museo Casa Natal Federico García Lorca.

Coordinates: 37°13′00″N, 3°46′59″W