Antigua, Fuerteventura

Antigua
Municipality
Caleta de Fuste and its castle
Flag Coat of arms
Municipal location in Fuerteventura
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Coordinates: 28°25′7″N 14°0′40″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Canary Islands
Province	Las Palmas
Island	Fuerteventura
Government
• Mayor	Gustavo Berriel Hernandez (PP)
Area
• Total	250.56 km2 (96.74 sq mi)
Elevation  (AMSL)	254 m (833 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	11,948
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (CEST (GMT +1))
Postal code	35630
Area code	+34 (Spain) + 928 (Las Palmas)
Website	www.ayto-antigua.es

Antigua is a town and a municipality in the central part of the island of Fuerteventura in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. It has a population of 11,629 (2013), and an area of 250.56 km². It is situated 17 km southwest of the capital of the island Puerto del Rosario.

Main sights

• Caleta de Fuste Castle, a heritage site
• Centro Turístico Cultural Molino de Antigua (Molino de Antigua Cultural Touristic Centre): where works of major artists are exposed.
• Majorero cheese museum.
• Salinas de El Carmen, the origin of these salt mines dates back to 1800
• Paisaje Protegido del Malpaís Grande (Malpaís Grande Protected Landscape)
• Atalayita aboriginal town
• Cuchillos de Vigán, a natural Monument
• Caldera de Gairía, a national monument

See also

• List of municipalities in Las Palmas

External links

• Antigua Information and map