Morro Jable
Drone view
Drone view
Morro Jable is located in Canary Islands
Morro Jable
Location of Cuenca within Spain
Coordinates: 28°3′1″N 14°21′33″W / 28.05028°N 14.35917°W / 28.05028; -14.35917
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCanary Islands
ProvinceLas Palmas
IslandFuerteventura
MunicipalityPájara

Morro Jable is a locality belonging of the municipality of Pájara,[1] in the island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain. With around 7,000 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the most populated settlement in the municipality.[1] It was founded by Cirilo López Umpiérrez, who reportedly built the first housing in 1899.[2][3] Social transformation has come from tourism growth.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 García, Catalina (14 April 2020). "Morro Jable espera el regreso del turismo". Canarias7.
  2. Martín Martín, Víctor O. (2006). "La cuestión agraria en la España contemporánea: una teoría aplicada a la Isla de Fuerteventura (Islas Canarias)" (PDF). Campo-Território: Revista de Geografía Agrária. 1 (2): 52.
  3. Cruz, Juan (14 May 2007). "Pájara y Morro Jable, después del silencio". El País.
  4. Hernández Guerra, Aniano (2004). "Una retrospección crítica de la sociología de Canarias" (PDF). Anuario de Filosofía, Psicología y Sociología: 188.
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