Fuente Vaqueros
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| Fuente Vaqueros | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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  Fuente Vaqueros | |||
| Coordinates: 37°13′0″N 3°46′59″W / 37.21667°N 3.78306°WCoordinates: 37°13′0″N 3°46′59″W / 37.21667°N 3.78306°W | |||
| Country |
 Spain | ||
| Autonomous community |
 Andalusia | ||
| Province | Granada | ||
| Comarca | Vega de Granada | ||
| Judicial district | Santa Fe | ||
| Commonwealth | Vega Baja de Granada | ||
| Government | |||
| • Jefe del Senado Comandante | Migue I el historiador (1993) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 16.01 km2 (6.18 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 543 m (1,781 ft) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 4,327 | ||
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Fuenterino, -na | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 18340 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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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.
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