Fuente Vaqueros

Fuente Vaqueros
Municipality

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Location of Fuente Vaqueros
Fuente Vaqueros

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 37°13′0″N 3°46′59″W / 37.21667°N 3.78306°W / 37.21667; -3.78306Coordinates: 37°13′0″N 3°46′59″W / 37.21667°N 3.78306°W / 37.21667; -3.78306
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Andalusia
Province Granada
Comarca Vega de Granada
Judicial district Santa Fe
Commonwealth Vega Baja de Granada
Government
  Alcalde (Mayor) Francisco José Martín Suárez (PSOE)
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(s) Fuenterino, -na
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 18340
Website Official website

Fuente Vaqueros is a farming village in the province of Granada, Spain. It lies 17 km 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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