Fuerteventura
Sign in to saveFuerteventura () is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, geographically part of Macaronesia, and politically part of Spain. It is located away from the coast of North Africa. The island was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2009.
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Fuerteventura is one of Spain's Canary Islands located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Africa. The island was designated a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 2009, recognizing its ecological importance.
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Article
53 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Precolonial history
- Conquest
- 2nd conquest of Fuerteventura
- To the present
- Flag
- Coat of arms
- Geography
- Environment
- Climate
- Hydrology
- Geology
- Beaches
- Wildlife
- Natural symbols
- Demographics
- Population
- Education
- Administration
- Island Council of Fuerteventura (Cabildo)
- Municipalities
- Economy
- Tourism
- Art and culture
- Traditional holidays
- Concerts and festivals
- Auditoriums
- Central library
- Museums and exhibition spaces
- Sculpture park
- Main sights
- Food
- Transport and communications
- Airports
- Ports
- Roads
- Sport
- Native sports
- Canarian wrestling
- Juego del Palo
- Canarian boules
- Watersports
- Surfing, windsurfing and kitesurfing
- Diving
- Swimming
- Sailing
- Fishing
- Other sports
- People
- See also
- References
- External links
Fuerteventura () is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, geographically part of Macaronesia, and politically part of Spain. It is located away from the coast of North Africa. The island was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2009.
Fuerteventura belongs to the Province of Las Palmas, one of the two provinces that form the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. The island's capital is Puerto del Rosario, where the Insule Council is found (the government of the island). Fuerteventura had 124,152 inhabitants (), the fourth largest population of the Canary Islands and the third of the province. At , it is the second largest of the Canary Islands, after Tenerife. From a geological point of view, Fuerteventura is the oldest island in the archipelago.
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