HarÃa is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
on the island of
Lanzarote
Lanzarote (, , ) is a Spanish island, the easternmost of the Canary Islands, off the north coast of Africa and from the Iberian Peninsula.
Covering , Lanzarote is the fourth-largest of the islands in the archipelago. With 163,230 inhabi ...
in the
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Community of Spain. They are located in the northwest of Africa, with the closest point to the cont ...
, the northernmost and easternmost Canarian municipality. Surrounded on three sides by the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...
, the municipality is bordered to the south by the municipality of
Teguise. It forms part of
Las Palmas Province. The seat of the municipality is the town of
HarÃa. The population of the municipality was 4,872 in 2013.
[Instituto Canario de EstadÃstica]
, population The total land area of the municipality is .
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Geography
The west of the municipality is largely mountainous, with much of the western coastline rising steeply a little way inland. Numerous ''miradors'' (viewpoints) on this high ground offer views of the island, with the most well known being the Mirador del RÃo
Mirador del RÃo is a viewpoint on an approximately escarpment called ''BaterÃa del RÃo'' in the north of the Canarian island of Lanzarote.
History
The location was created in between 1971 and 1973 by the local artist César Manrique in his ...
which is a popular tourist attraction. To the southeast the land is low-lying and largely used for agriculture, with many small beach resorts along the coast. The northeast of the municipality is largely uninhabited, having been buried approximately 3000 years ago by the eruption of the Montaña Corona which formed the inhospitable Malpais de la Corona. This eruption also produced extensive hollow lava tunnels called '' jameos'', some of which have been developed into two of the island's most-visited geological attractions: the Cueva de los Verdes
Cueva de los Verdes ( Spanish for "Verdes' cave", from the "Verdes" family) is a lava tube and tourist attraction of the Haria municipality on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands (Spain). The cave lies within the Monumento Natural del ...
and the Jameos del Agua.
Communities
* Arrieta
Arrieta (both in Basque and Spanish) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Arrieta is part of the ''comarca'' of Mungialdea. It had a population of 552 inhabitants as of 2007, and a populati ...
* Casa La Breña
* Casas Las Escarnas
* Charco del Palo
Charco del Palo is a naturist holiday village on the north-eastern coast of Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands. The village was established around 1970 by the German entrepreneur Gregor Kaiser. In due course, it has developed into a popular naturi ...
* Guinate
* HarÃa
* Los Molinos
* Mágues
Mágues is a village in the municipality of HarÃa in the Las Palmas province of northern Lanzarote in the Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communit ...
* Mala
* Órzola
Órzola is a village in the municipality of HarÃa on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. It is the northernmost settlement of the island. As of 2021, it has a population of 352 inhabitants.
The port of Órzola is the departure point ...
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* Tabayesco
Tabayesco is a village in the municipality of HarÃa in the Las Palmas province of northern Lanzarote in the Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous com ...
* Ye
Sites of interest
* Mirador del RÃo
Mirador del RÃo is a viewpoint on an approximately escarpment called ''BaterÃa del RÃo'' in the north of the Canarian island of Lanzarote.
History
The location was created in between 1971 and 1973 by the local artist César Manrique in his ...
* Jameos del Agua
* Cueva de los Verdes
Cueva de los Verdes ( Spanish for "Verdes' cave", from the "Verdes" family) is a lava tube and tourist attraction of the Haria municipality on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands (Spain). The cave lies within the Monumento Natural del ...
* Montaña Corona
File:Haria 2009 147.JPG, HarÃa, Lanzarote
File:MiradorDelRio-Graciosa.jpg, Mirador del RÃo
Mirador del RÃo is a viewpoint on an approximately escarpment called ''BaterÃa del RÃo'' in the north of the Canarian island of Lanzarote.
History
The location was created in between 1971 and 1973 by the local artist César Manrique in his ...
File:Lanzarote Jameos del Agua Pool.jpg, Pool at cave system Jameos del Agua, Lanzarote
See also
*List of municipalities in Las Palmas
This is a list of the 34 municipalities in the province of Las Palmas in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain. There are 21 municipalities on the island of Gran Canaria, 6 on the island of Fuerteventura and 7 on the island of Lan ...
References
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Municipalities in Lanzarote