- La Oliva
:"For the monastery in
Navarre , seeSanta María de la Oliva ."La Oliva is a Canarian municipality in the northern portion of the island ofFuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in theCanary Islands The population is 14,042 ( [http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/ ISTAC] ,2003 ), its density is 39.43/km² and the area is 356.13 km². The municipality includes the small island of Los Lobos to the northeast. It is located a main highway linking to Puerto del Rosario and is the northernmost terminus. The main industry are agriculture and tourism especially in the park area. TheAtlantic Ocean is to the west, north and east, the mountains are to the south. Farmlands along with barren lands dominate the rest of the municipality especially along the coast.Geography
*Location:
**Latitude: 28.6 (28°43') N
**Longitude: 13.933 (13°56') W
*Altitude:
**Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
**Centre: 219 m
*Postal code: 35640ites of interest
La Oliva is famous for its windmill built in stone. The roof is colored like sand. The stone lining encircles the windmill.
Other
La Oliva has schools, lyceums, a few gymnasia, a few churches, beaches, a post office, parks and a squares ("plaza").
External links
* [http://www.fuerteventura.com/LaOliva/index.shtml La Oliva Information,photos and map]
*Map and aerial photos
** [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=28.6&longitude=-13.933&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] . [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=28.6&lons1=-13.933&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=28.6,-13.933 Google]
** [http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-13.933&lat=28.6&w=750&h=500 Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.6,-13.922&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google]
*Coordinates: coord|28|42|0|N|13|56|0|W|ee also
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List of municipalities in Las Palmas
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