The municipality takes its name from its administrative capital, which in turn is due to its status as a port and the Marian dedication of the town’s patron saint, the Virgin of the Rosary.

The place was initially known as Puerto de Cabras or Puerto Cabras due to the historical presence of herds of these animals that grazed on its coastline. However, on March 6, 1956, the municipal authorities requested its change to that of Puerto del Rosario because they considered that the nickname of Cabras was “a permanent humiliation that lends itself to irony that humiliates and exposes it to continuous ridicule.” of those who visit the place. The change was approved by the council of ministers on the 16th of the same month and year.

The municipality of Puerto del Rosario is located in the central-northern sector of the island of Fuerteventura. It has a territory of 289.95 km², of which a large part corresponds to an extensive rural and natural area, and with a municipal perimeter of 85.86 km, bordering the municipalities of La Oliva to the north, and Betancuria and Antigua to the south. .

Among its beaches, those of Puerto Lajas, Los Pozos Beach and Playa Blanca stand out, which offer the necessary conditions for practicing water sports such as surfing and windsurfing.

In the municipality there are several thematic museums, as well as several exhibition halls, both public and private, among which are the following:

• Juan Ismael Art Center: facilities in the El Charco neighborhood, which have exhibition rooms, photographic laboratories, a conference room and an artists’ workshop distributed over three floors.
• Unamuno House Museum: it is located in the center of the capital, next to the Island Council, in the place where Miguel de Unamuno lived while he was exiled in Fuerteventura in 1924. It is currently a museum that reconstructs the environment where the philosopher lived.
• Exhibition Room of the House of Culture of Puerto del Rosario: room located next to the auditorium, where you can see painting and photography exhibitions.
• La Alcopia Ecomuseum: small town located in Tefía, with seven restored traditional houses where you can see various activities of traditional rural life live.

In addition to the different rooms and museums, Puerto del Rosario has an outdoor sculpture park made up of a large number of works by different authors. The park is made up of more than 50 sculptures and is mainly supplied with works created during the International Sculpture Symposium that has been held annually since 2001. During the days in which the contest is held, artists from different parts of the world shape his outdoor sculptures under the gaze of passers-by.