Fuente Vaqueros Postal Codes: 18340 | Vega de Granada, Granada, Andalucía

Key Facts

Fuente Vaqueros is a municipality located in the Vega de Granada comarca of the province of Granada, within the autonomous community of Andalucía, Spain. Situated in the fertile plain known as the Vega de Granada, approximately 17 kilometers west of the city of Granada, this municipality occupies a strategic position in the central part of the province. With an area of approximately 16 square kilometers and a population of around 4,500 residents, Fuente Vaqueros maintains the characteristic agricultural landscape of the region while serving as an important residential community within the Granada metropolitan area. The municipality is administratively divided into the main town of Fuente Vaqueros itself, along with several smaller populated areas that maintain their distinct identities while being governed from the municipal center. Historically significant as the birthplace of renowned poet and playwright Federico García Lorca in 1898, the municipality preserves important cultural heritage related to this literary figure while continuing its traditional agricultural activities, particularly the cultivation of asparagus, tobacco, and various fruit trees that thrive in the fertile soils of the Vega. For those seeking detailed postal code information and administrative data for the various neighborhoods and districts within Fuente Vaqueros, comprehensive resources are available to facilitate navigation and communication within this historically rich Andalusian municipality.

Neighboring Regions

• Santa Fe
• Chauchina
• Cijuela
• Láchar
• Pinos Puente