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View of La Olivasalomon10 from Germany · CC BY 2.0

La Oliva

Coastal town

La Oliva is a town and a municipality in the northern part of the island of Fuerteventura in the Province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. The population is 29,174 (2023), and the area is 356.13 km2. The municipality includes the Lobos Island to the northeast, just off Corralejo.

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Village information

Coat of arms of La Oliva
Province
Las Palmas
Autonomous community
Canarias
Population (INE 2025)
30,022
Altitude
220 m
Area (IGN)
356 km²
Postcode
35640
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9 photographs of La Oliva, taken here and in its own light.

Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0
At Fuerteventura 2022 102 · Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Dünen Corralejo Fuerteventura · Photo: salomon10 from Germany (CC BY 2.0)
Bengt Nyman · CC BY 3.0
La Oliva 2016-7665 · Photo: Bengt Nyman (CC BY 3.0)
Luc.T from Buggenhout, België · CC BY 2.0
Balcony, Casa de los Coroneles · Photo: Luc.T from Buggenhout, België (CC BY 2.0)
brunobarbato · CC BY 3.0
oliva · Photo: brunobarbato (CC BY 3.0)
H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ermita de San Antonio, Lajares, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain · Photo: H. Zell (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0
Windmill in El Cotillo · Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cayambe · CC BY-SA 4.0
El Cotillo on Fuerteventura, Canary Islands: skeleton of a Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) which was found beached here in July 2004. · Photo: Cayambe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cayambe · CC BY-SA 4.0
Defense tower “Torre del Tostón” (or Castillo de El Cotillo) located in the coastal town of el Cotillo on the Isle of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. · Photo: Cayambe (CC BY-SA 4.0)