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Agulo

Municipality in Canary Islands, Spain

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Location in La Gomera

28°11′12″N 17°11′42″W / 28.18667°N 17.19500°W / 28.18667; -17.19500Country

SpainAutonomous communityCanary IslandsProvinceSanta Cruz de TenerifeIslandLa GomeraGovernment

• MayorNéstor López PérezArea

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• Total25.39 km² (9.80 sq mi)Elevation

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215 m (705 ft)Population

(2018)^[2]

• Total1,067 • Density42/km² (110/sq mi)DemonymAgulenses

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

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

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