Agulo

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| settlement_type = Municipality

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| subdivision_name2 = Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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| subdivision_name3 = La Gomera

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Néstor López Pérez

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www2.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/estadisticas/E30260A_1/php/pob_001.php?anyo=2013&territorio=38002 |title=Población en Canarias. La Gomera. 1-1-2013. |language=Spanish |publisher=Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419020620/http://www2.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/estadisticas/E30260A_1/php/pob_001.php?anyo=2013&territorio=38002 |archive-date=2014-04-19 }}

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

File:Agulo D81 7600 (32772312205).jpg|Agulo

File:Agulo D81 7620 (32772294255).jpg|Lepe, Agulo 2017

File:Agulo D81 7628 (32618925822).jpg|Agulo 2017

File:Agulo D81 7638 (32392158340).jpg|Lepe, Agulo 2017

File:Agulo D81 7678 (32772275515).jpg|Agulo

See also

References

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Further reading

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