Fuente Vaqueros
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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.