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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 Lanzarote. The island of La Graciosa and the rest of the Chinijo Archipelago are part of the municipality of Teguise (Lanzarote); Lobos Island is part of the municipality of La Oliva (Fuerteventura). It is the province of Spain with the least divided municipalities. List See also *Geography of Spain * List of cities in Spain *List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife This is a list of the 54 municipalities in the provinces of Spain, province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province), Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain - 31 on Tenerife Island, 14 on La Palma Island, 6 on ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Municipalities in Las Palmas Palmas, Las municipalities in Las Palmas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arucas, Las Palmas
Arucas is a municipality in the northern part of the island of Gran Canaria, province of Las Palmas (province), Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Arucas borders Las Palmas to the west and is part of its urban area. Its population is 36,852 (2013),Instituto Canario de Estadística , population and the area is . The Autopista GC-2, GC-2 motorway passes north of the town. Sites of interest The Church of San Juan Bautista (Arucas), Church of San Juan Bautista is the leading architectural and social monument in the municipality. It was built entirely in Arucas stone by local master masons, and it dates from 1909. Apart from the wealth of the carved stone columns and column heads, there are also some beautiful stained glass windows, the w ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telde, Las Palmas
Telde is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the eastern part of the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, overseas (Atlantic) insular Spain. It borders Las Palmas to the north and is part of its urban area. It is the second most populous municipality on the island, with a population of (2013).Instituto Canario de Estadística , population Its area is . The city is the oldest and the first capital of the island of Gran Canaria, founded before 1351, a former medieval bishopric and present Catholic titular see. The Autopista GC-1, GC-1 motorway passes east of the city. Gran Canaria International Airport is located in the subdivision of Gando, south of Telde. History Before the Spanish invasion Telde was the eastern ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tejeda, Las Palmas
Tejeda is a village and a municipality in the mountainous central part of the island of Gran Canaria in the province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Location The village of Tejeda is situated north-west of the Pico de las Nieves and south-west of the island capital Las Palmas. Geography The municipality's area is , spreading near the centre of the island, on the latter's west side. The south-eastern part of its territory includes the second highest point of Gran Canaria island, '' Pico de las Nieves'' ("Snows Peak") - . Other remarkable summits in the municipality are '' Roque Nublo'' ("Cloud Rock") and '' Roque Bentayga'' (" Bentayga Rock") with its ritual place (''almogarén'') and other features. Close by are the '' cuevas del Rey'' ("the King's caves", 1 km to the west of Rock Bentayga), an antique cave house village with granaries; and 2 km further west the antique cave house village of ''Acusa Seca''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa María De Guía De Gran Canaria
Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria is a town and a municipality in Las Palmas (province), Las Palmas province of the Canary Islands. It is located on the north side of Gran Canaria island. Its population is (2013),Instituto Canario de Estadística population and the area is . The town Santa María de Guía is situated in a valley from the coast, west of Las Palmas. The municipality stretches from the coast into the mountainous interior of the island. The Autopista GC-2, GC-2 motorway passes north of the town. Toponymy Currently the municipality takes its name from its municipal capital, combining the invocation of its primitive hermitage founded in honor of Santa María de Guía at the end of the fifteenth century. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Lucía De Tirajana
Santa Lucía de Tirajana is a town and a Municipalities of Spain, Spanish municipality in the south-eastern part of the island of Gran Canaria, in the Province of Las Palmas, in the Canary Islands. Geography The town of Santa Lucía de Tirajana is situated in the mountains, south-west of Las Palmas. Its population is (2013),Instituto Canario de Estadística , population and the area is . The municipality includes the larger towns Cruce de Sardina, El Doctoral and Vecindario, located near the coast. The Autopista GC-1, GC-1 passes through the south-eastern part of the municipality. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Brígida, Las Palmas
Santa Brígida is a municipality in the northeastern part of the island of Gran Canaria in the Province of Las Palmas of the Canary Islands. Its population is 18,791 (2013),Instituto Canario de Estadística , population and the area is 23.81 km2. It borders to the west and is part of its urban area. Historical population Sites of interest * Bandama Caldera (''The Caldera de Bandama Natural Monument''), part of the ''Tafira Protected Landscape''. This volcanic |
San Bartolomé De Tirajana
San Bartolomé de Tirajana is a village and a Spanish municipality in the south-eastern part of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. With an area of , San Bartolomé de Tirajana is the largest municipality in area on the island as well as the Canary Islands. The population is (2013).Instituto Canario de Estadística , population The municipality contains the large beach resorts of , including and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Palmas De Gran Canaria
Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital city of the Canary Islands (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and the most populous city in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, and the ninth-largest city in Spain with a population of 381,223 in 2020. It is also the fifth-most populous urban area in Spain and (depending on sources) ninth or tenth most populous metropolitan area in Spain. Las Palmas is located in the northeastern part of the island of Gran Canaria, about west of the Moroccan coast in the Atlantic Ocean. Las Palmas experiences a desert climate,ThWorld map of Koppen-Geiger climate classification offset by the local cooler Canary Current, with warm temperatures throughout the year. It has an average annual temperature of . The city was founded in 1478, and considered the '' de facto'' (without legal and real recognition)''La Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Aldea De San Nicolás
La Aldea de San Nicolás is the westernmost municipality of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas (province), Las Palmas province of the Canary Islands. Its full name was, until 2005, Announcement of the name change (In Spanish) La Aldea de San Nicolás de Tolentino, and the locals simply call it ''La Aldea''. Its population is 8,228 (2013),Instituto Canario de Estadística , population and the area is 123.58 km2. Its elevation is about 33m. La Aldea de San Nicolás is located about 38 km southwest of the island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moya, Las Palmas
Moya is a town and a municipality in the northern part of the island of Gran Canaria in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Its population is 7,977 (2013),Instituto Canario de Estadística , population and the area is 31.87 km2. The town Moya is situated in the mountains, 4 km from the coast and 15 km west of . The GC-2 motorway passes through the northern part of the municipality. Historical population History and information The northern part ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogán
Mogán is a town and a Municipalities of Spain, Spanish municipality in the southwestern part of the island of Gran Canaria, which is one of the three main islands making up the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, Spain. Its population is (2013),Instituto Canario de Estadística , population and the area is 172.44 km2. Geography Mogán is the second largest Municipalities of Spain, municipality by area on the island. It includes the fishing towns of Puerto de Mogán and Arguineguín. Much of the population lives on the Atlantic coastline. The town of Mogán is about 8 kilometres from the coast, 11 km north of Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria and 40 km south-west of Las Palmas. The Autopista GC- ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
