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Puerto del Rosario | |
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Municipality | |
![]() The town at morning light | |
![]() Location of Puerto del Rosario | |
Coordinates: 28°30′N 13°52′W / 28.500°N 13.867°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Autonomous Community | ![]() |
Province | Las Palmas |
Island | Fuerteventura |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marcial Morales (CC) |
Area | |
• 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 |
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.