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View of PájaraBengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden · CC BY 2.0

Pájara

Coastal town

Pájara is a municipality in the southwestern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands as well as the name of its largest town. Its population is 20,931 (2013), and the area is 383.52 km2. Pájara is both the southernmost and the westernmost municipality on the island. Pájara is also the largest municipality on the island. The largest towns in the municipality of Pájara are Morro Jable and Costa Calma, both situated on the coast. The small port Ajuy is situated in the north of the municipality, near Betancuria. The Jandía peninsula is part of the municipality.

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Coat of arms of Pájara
Province
Las Palmas
Autonomous community
Canarias
Population (INE 2025)
21,570
Altitude
199 m
Area (IGN)
386 km²
Postcode
35628
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11 photographs of Pájara, taken here and in its own light.

dronepicr · CC BY 2.0
Observation deck with a view of Cofete on Fuerteventura, Canary Islands · Photo: dronepicr (CC BY 2.0)
H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0
Montaña de la Fuente, Pájara, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain. · Photo: H. Zell (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden · CC BY 2.0
Pájara: Pájara D81 · Photo: Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden (CC BY 2.0)
Holger Uwe Schmitt · CC BY-SA 4.0
In the center of Pajara. · Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Patrick F · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fuertaventura · Photo: Patrick F (CC BY-SA 3.0)
H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0
Exterior view of the cave chapel Ermita de la Virgen del Tanquito, Montaña de Cardón, Pájara, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain. Every year in May there is a · Photo: H. Zell (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0
View in southwest direction, Mirador Astronómico de Sicasumbre, Pájara, Fuerteventura, Spain · Photo: Dietmar Rabich (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mirador Astronómico de Sicasumbre, Pájara, Fuerteventura, Spain · Photo: Dietmar Rabich (CC BY-SA 4.0)
H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0
Breakers at the Coast near Ajuy, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain · Photo: H. Zell (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0
Access to the beach in Morro Jable, Fuerteventura, Spain · Photo: Dietmar Rabich (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0
View towards Montaña de Cardón, Mirador Astronómico de Sicasumbre, Pájara, Fuerteventura, Spain · Photo: Dietmar Rabich (CC BY-SA 4.0)