Agulo

Agulo
Municipality
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Location in La Gomera
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Coordinates: 28°11′12″N 17°11′42″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Canary Islands
Province	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island	La Gomera
Government
• Mayor	Néstor López Pérez
Area [1]
• Total	25.39 km^2 (9.80 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	215 m (705 ft)
Population  (2018)[2]
• Total	1,067
• Density	42/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym	Agulenses

Agulo is located on the north coast of the island of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. It is located 13 km northwest of the capital San Sebastián de la Gomera. The population was 1,100 in 2013.[3]

Nature and agriculture

Agulo is known as the "green balcony". The Meriga Forest is part of UNESCO's World Heritage Site, and is part of the Garajonay National Park. The main crop cultivated are bananas.

Subdivisions

• Agulo
• Lepe
• La Palmita
• Las Rosas
• Cruz de Tierno
• Juego de Bolas
• Meriga
• Pajar de Bento
• Piedra Gorda
• Serpa
• La Vega

Gallery

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  Agulo
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  Lepe, Agulo 2017
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  Agulo 2017
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  Lepe, Agulo 2017
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  Agulo

See also

• List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

References

1. "SUPERFICIE, PERÍMETRO Y ALTITUD DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE CANARIAS" (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC).^[permanent dead link‍]
2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
3. "Población en Canarias. La Gomera. 1-1-2013" (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC). Archived from the original on 2014-04-19.

Further reading

• Brown, A. Samler. Madeira, Canary Islands and Azores. (London, S.E.: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Limited, 1908).

External links

• La Gomera Island blog