La Oliva

La Oliva (pronounced [la oliˈβa]) is a town and a municipality in the northern part of the island of Fuerteventura in the Province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. The population is 25,083 (2013),[3] and the area is 356.13 km².[1] The municipality includes the Lobos Island to the northeast. The largest town of the municipality, Corralejo, is a port town and beach resort at the northernmost point of the island. La Oliva is the historic seat of the island's Colonels, who resided in the stately Casa de los Coroneles. Because of this, La Oliva succeeded the Villa de Betancuria as the capital of Fuerteventura from 1834 until 1860, when Puerto Cabras became the new capital.

For the monastery in Navarre, see Santa María de la Oliva.
La Oliva
Municipality
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Coat of arms
Municipal location in Fuerteventura
La Oliva
Location in the province of Las Palmas
La Oliva
La Oliva (Canary Islands)
La Oliva
La Oliva (Spain, Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 28°36′40″N 13°55′40″W
CountrySpain
Autonomous CommunityCanary Islands
ProvinceLas Palmas
IslandFuerteventura
Area
 • Total356.13 km2 (137.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total25,884
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)

An anonymous manuscript relates that the town of La Oliva was founded in 1500 by individuals known to the Hernández brothers, residents of Betancuria.

  • "Montaña Quemada" Canyon
  • A stone-built windmill near the beach of La Oliva
  • Church of Our Lady of La Candelaria
  • Corralejo beach
  • Los Lobos Island
  • Casa de los Coroneles, La Oliva

See also

References
  1. Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
  2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, population
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