Agulo
| Agulo municipality | |||
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 The place Agulo
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| coat of arms | Map of the Canary Islands | ||
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| Basic data | |||
| Autonomous Community : | Canary Islands | ||
| Province : | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | ||
| Island: | La Gomera | ||
| Coordinates | 28 ° 11 ′ N , 17 ° 14 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 260 msnm | ||
| Area : | 25.65 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,096 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 42.73 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | E-38830 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 38002 | ||
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| Mayor : | Néstor Julio López Pérez ( PSOE ) (as of 2007) | ||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Plaza Leoncio Bento, 2 38830 - Agulo |
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| Website : | agulo.org | ||
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Agulo is the smallest of the six municipalities on the Canary Island of La Gomera . The well-preserved, original village of Agulo is the headquarters of the municipality.
General
The Gomeros earn their living with agriculture , fishing, the cultivation of wine and bananas ( Platanos ). The landscape is characterized by fertile terraced fields, steep cliffs and a wonderful view of the sea. The tourism is limited to day-trippers and a few guest rooms.
The place Agulo , known by the locals as the green balcony , consists of two parts. In the lower region lies Agulo Casco , surrounded by a natural amphitheater, in which the three towns of La Montañeta , Las Casas , El Charco , and, somewhat out of the way, the homestead Caserio de Lepe are located. Above is the center of Agulo at an altitude of about 250 meters, it was founded in the 20s of the 17th century. The closed form of settlement Agulos is unique. The higher area of Sobreagulo with the districts Las Rosas , La Palmita , Meriga (the Meriga forest was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO ) and Cruz de Tierno are near the Garajonay National Park . The humble population continues to produce the island's typical handicrafts. The Abrante viewpoint offers a spectacular view of the Agulo basin with the island of Tenerife as a background.
Places of the municipality of Agulo
The population figures in brackets are from 2007.
- Agulo (700)
- La Palmita (43)
- La Vega (76)
- Las Rosas (63)
- Lepe (17)
- Cruz de Tierno (67)
- Juego de Bolas (25)
- Meriga (33)
- Pajar de Bento (102)
- Pjedra Gorda (9)
- Serpa (39)
Attractions
- The old town of Agulo itself
- Church Iglesia de San Marcos was designed by architect Pintor y Ocete around 1920 in the Moorish style built. Inside it hides a figure of Christ by the Canarian artist Pérez Donis .
- Confectionery ( Torta de Cuajada , a delicacy baked on the basis of curdled milk)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
- ↑ Canarias en Cifras. 2007/08. (PDF; 1.17 MB) In: Gobierno de Canarias. Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC), 2008, p. 13 , archived from the original on November 13, 2010 ; accessed on July 16, 2014 (Spanish, Canarian Institute for Statistics).
