Puerto del Rosario

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Puerto del Rosario
Municipality
The town at morning light
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Puerto del Rosario
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Coordinates: 28°30′N 13°52′W / 28.500°N 13.867°W / 28.500; -13.867
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Canary Islands
Province	Las Palmas
Island	Fuerteventura
Government
• Mayor	Marcial Morales (CC)
Area [1]
• Total	289.95 km2 (111.95 sq mi)
Elevation (AMSL)	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (start of 2023)Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Madrid, 2023
• Total	43,493
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (CEST (GMT +1))
Postal code	35600
Area code	+34 (Spain) + 928 (Las Palmas)
Website	www.puertodelrosario.org/35017/paginas/asp/inicio.asp

Puerto del Rosario (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto ðel roˈsaɾjo]) is a town and a municipality in the eastern part of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. It has been the capital of Fuerteventura since 1860. The town's population is 29,160 (2013),^[2] the administrative district's (municipio de Puerto del Rosario) population is 36,744 and its area is 289.95 km².