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GRAN CANARIA RESORTS AND MUNICIPALITIES |
AGAETE |
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Agaete is a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands. It is in the northwest of Gran Canaria. Agaete's area is 45,50 km² with a population of about 5,635 and its density is 123.85/km². Agaete is situated in the mountains and are surrounded by valleys. Farmlands are within the coastline while the mountains lie to the east. Artenara is located WSW of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, The main industry are agriculture and tourism. Agaete used to be the preferred city to get a view of El Dedo de Dios, a natural monument on the coastline, before the latter was destroyed during Tropical Storm Delta in November 2005.
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AGÜIMES |
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Agüimes is a Canarian municipality in the eastern portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. Agüimes is a suburb of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The population is 23,572 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 297.33/km² and the area is 79.28 km². The elevation is 275 m. Agüimes is situated between the mountains and the plains. The mountains including several valleys to the west dominate the west, the plains along with a residential area that has more inhabitants than the downtown area and is the largest lies to the east along with the Atlantic Ocean. Agüimes is located S of Las Palmas de Gran. The main industries are agriculture, some businesses and tourism.
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Artenara is a Canarian municipality in the west of the central portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. The population is 1,357 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 20.34/km² and the area is 66.7 km². Artenara is the smallest parish in population Artenara is situated in the mountains and the valley area that are mainly covered with green-spaces and forests. The boundary stretches to the mountaintop. The mountains cover much of the municipality and farmlands are within Artenara and its valleys. Artenara is located SW of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The main industries are agriculture and tourism.
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ARUCAS |
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Arucas is a Canary Islands municipality in the province of Las Palmas. It is situated in the north of Gran Canaria. Arucas is a suburb of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Arucas's area is 33.01 km² with a population of about 33,701 (ISTAC, 2003) and its density is 1,009.31/km² making the second most populated municipality in the island. Arucas is situated in the mountains and the valleys, the farmlands cover parts of Arucas, the mountains cover the southern part and the valleys in the northern part. Farmlands are within the coastline, the Atlantic Ocean lies to the north. Arucas is located W of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and serves an interchange with the GC2, N of the GC30, E of Gáldar and NW of Telde. The main industry are agriculture, businesses and tourism.
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FIRGAS |
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Firgas is a Canary Islands municipality in the province of Las Palmas. It is situated in the north of Gran Canaria. It has an area of 15.77 km², 7,023 inhabitants (ISTAC, 2003) and the density of 455.34/km². It celebrated its 500th anniversary in 1988. The town was founded in 1488.The town, which is in a green and rural zone, is also known as the balcony of the Atlantic. It has a great view of the northern coast of the island and of most of the neighboring island of Tenerife. It is one of the seven towns in Gran Canaria that has no beach, although it is only a few minutes from the coast by car, and 20 minutes drive from the capital. The water might be the best known feature of the island, which has a plant that bottles "Firgas water". The central square, which has a church and town hall, is called San Roque. Important attractions are the different squares, and the Paseo de Gran Canaria, where a 30 meter high waterfall has been laid out, as well as relief models of the different islands.
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GALDAR |
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Gáldar's area is 61.59 km² with a population of about 22,763 (ISTAC, 2003) and its density is 369.59/km². Gáldar is situated in the mountains and are surrounded by valleys. Farmlands are within the coastline while the mountains lies to the southeast, the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west and to the north. A promontory is facing to the northwest. Gáldar is located W of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and GC2, N of Puerto Rico and W of Arucas and is linked with a major highway linking Puerto Rico and Arucas. The main industry are agriculture, businesses and tourism. |
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INGENIO |
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Ingenio is a Canarian municipality in the eastern portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. Ingenio is a suburb of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The population is 26,857 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 692.87/km² and the area is 38.15 km². Ingenio is situated between the mountains and the Atlantic Ocean in which farmlands are within the valley. Ingenio is located S of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and is accessed with the GC1. The main industries are agriculture and tourism. Farmlands are situated in the valleys while the mountain covers west of the town centre. Residential developments replaced part of the farmlands and are clustered within Ingenio and parts of the mountain. In agriculture, sugar canes are one of the dominant crops in Ingenio. Ingenio is home to the International Folklore Festival which is popular and the participation of numerous music groups worldwide including Mexico, Colombia, Romania, Russia, Uganda, etc. |
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MOGAN |
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Mogán is a municipality in the southwestern corner of the island of Gran Canaria in the province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands. It includes the fishing towns of Puerto de Mogán and Arguineguin. Mogán is the second largest municipality by area on the island, and is the westernmost suburb of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The population is 15,176 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 88.17/km² and the area is 172 km². Much of the population lives on the Atlantic coastline. The terrain consists of mountains and a valley area that are mostly covered with vegetation and forests. Barren land dominates the northern, central and eastern parts, especially in the mountain areas, while farmlands and urban areas lie within 2 to 3 km of the Atlantic Ocean and the residential area. The main industries are business, agriculture and tourism. Tourism is dominant mainly near the coast. Mogàn is part of a larger tourist area in the southern part of the island. |
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MOYA |
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Moya is a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands. It is in the northern part of the Gran Canaria. Moya's area is 31.87 km² with a population of about 8,307 (ISTAC, 2003) and its density is 250.63/km². Moya is situated in the mountains while the valleys cover the northern part, the mountains cover the southern part. Farmlands are within the coastline, the Atlantic Ocean lies to the north. Moya is located W of Las Palmas de Gran. The main industries are agriculture, businesses and tourism. |
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LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA |
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a Spanish city, the capital city of Gran Canaria which is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, 210 kilometers located off the northwestern coast of Africa. It is also the capital of the province of Las Palmas and co-capital of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. The population of the city of Las Palmas was 377,600 as of the 2003 census, making it the largest city in the Canary Islands. The population of the whole urban area was estimated in 2003 to be 609,628, ranking as the 10th-largest urban area of Spain. (Gran Canaria island had 789,908 inhabitants in 2003). The city was founded in the 24th of June, 1478 by Juan Rejón and the Castillian troops, after fighting the local Guanches (aboriginal people of the Canary Islands). In 1492, Christopher Columbus stopped in the city prior to his first trip to the Americas. He also stopped on the way back to Spain. Today, a museum is named after him - Casa Colon in the Vegueta area of the city. Las Palmas is today a very cosmopolitan city. There are popular beaches nearby (Las Canteras and Las Alcaravaneras) and a busy harbor (Puerto de la Luz harbor) - one of the busiest ports in the world during the 70s~early 90s. As a result, many people from all over the world live and work in Las Palmas. Merchants and traders from Africa, China, Russia and the Middle East mingle with each other in the streets of the harbor. The Korean and Indian communities are the largest foreign communities on the island, although the majority have been acquiring Spanish citizenships over the years. The main City Festival (Fiestas de San Juan) is in June, celebrating the foundation of the City. The Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is one of the most typical and famous parties of the city, and is not only well known in Spain, but also has worldwide fame. |
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SAN BARTOLOME DE TIRAJANA |
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San Bartolomé de Tirajana (first part Spanish meaning Saint Bartholomew) is a Canarian municipality in the southeastern portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. San Bartolomé de Tirajana is the largest municipality in area on the island as well as the Canary Islands almost covering between a quarter and one-third of the whole island of Gran Canaria and about more than 5 to 6% of the archipelago. San Bartolomé de Tirajana is a southernmost suburb of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The population is 45,559 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 136.76/km² and the area is 333.13 km². The elevation is about 600 m Much of the population live within the Atlantic coastline. San Bartolomé de Tirajana is situated in the mountains and the valley area that are mainly covered with greens and forests. Barren land dominates the north especially in the mountain areas while farmlands and urban areas lie to the south and also the Atlantic Ocean is to the south. The main industries are business, agriculture, tourism. San Bartolomé de Tirajana is part of the tourist area of the southern part of the island. |
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LA ALDEA DE SAN NICOLAS |
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La Aldea de San Nicolás or San Nicolás de Tolentino (in English Saint Nicholas of Tolentino) is a Canarian municipality in the western portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands and is the westernmost municipality in the province. The municipality is also called La Aldea de San Nicolás de Tolentino while the locals simply called La Aldea. The population is 8,089 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 65.76/km² and the area is 123.58 km². The elevation is about 33 m. Many of the population live close to the Atlantic coastline. San Nicolás de Tolentino is situated in the mountains and the valley area that are mainly covered with greens and forests. Barren land dominates the mountaintops. The mountains cover much of the municipality except where farmlands and small valleys lie to the south and also the Atlantic Ocean is to the south. San Nicolás de Tolentino is located SW of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The main industry are business, agriculture, tourism (less common than the south). The infrastructure in San Nicolás is not as plentiful as in the southern part. Its streets are narrow and small and some of them are impassable. Other than tomatoes, feature other agricultural products including potatoes and other fruits and vegetables. San Nicolás is still very original and tourism does not reach it as much as the. A trip to this place is worthwhile, especially as there are endless sandy beaches to admire. |
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SANTA BRIGIDA |
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Villa de Santa Brígida (Spanish meaning Saint Brigit is a Canarian municipality in the northeastern portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. The population is 18,817 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 790.3/km² and the area is 23.81 km². It is located a main highway linking to the capital and has access with the GC3. The main industry is agriculture and tourism especially in the park area. The Atlantic Ocean is to the north and east, the mountains surround the municipality. Farmlands are along the valleys. |
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SANTA LUCIA DE TIRAJANA |
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Santa Lucía de Tirajana (first part Spanish meaning Saint Lucia) is a Canarian municipality in the southeastern portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. Santa Lucía de Tirajana is a suburb of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The population is 53,820 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 882.58/km² and the area is 61.56 km². Santa Lucía de Tirajana is situated in the mountains and the valley area that are mainly covered with greens and forests. Barren land dominates the north while farmlands and an urban community lie to the southeast and the industrial area as well as the Atlantic Ocean. The residential area to the southeast has more inhabitants than the town centre. The main industries are agriculture, some businesses and tourism. |
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SANTA MARIA DE GUIA |
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Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria is a municipality in Las Palmas province of the Canary Islands. It is located on the north side of Grand Canaria. Santa María's area is 42.59 km², its population of about 14,107 inhabitants (ISTAC, 2003) and its density is 332.95/km². Its maximum elevation is 180 metres. Santa Maria is situated in a valley setting. The valley dominates the north, the mountains cover the southern part, farmlands are within the valley, forests dominate the valleys. The main industry are agriculture, commerce and tourism. |
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TEJEDA |
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Tejeda is a Canarian municipality in the west-central and the central portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. Tejeja is the main city of Cumbre and is the second smallest village on the island as well as the highest municipal seat on the island. The population is 2,347 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 22.73/km² and the area is 103.29 km². Tejeda is situated in the mountains and the valley area that are mainly covered with green spaces and forests. The mountains cover much of the municipality and farmlands that are within Tejeda. The main industries are agriculture and tourism. The tallest point is Pozo de las Nievas (1,949 m), the second is Roque Nublo (1,813 m). Films have been shot in the area. The most famous restaurant is the "de Parador". The population grew up until the late-1990s and began to fall with the exception of a slight growth in the 2002 census. |
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TELDE |
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Telde is a municipality in the eastern province of Las Palmas on the island of Gran Canaria, part of the Canary Islands. It is the second most populated municipality on the island. The population is 93,942 (ISTAC, 2003), the area is 102.43 km² and the density is 917.13/km² and is expected to reach the 100,000 person mark in the mid-2000s. The elevation is 130 m. It is located on the province's main highway, which links with the capital and the superhighway GC1, other roads includes GC4 with mountain curves in the northeast and GC5 near Teide and another interchange in the east. In recent years, the main industries have become private businesses and tourism, though until the 1980s agriculture was the dominant industry. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east, farmlands cover the central and eastern area, and the rest of the land is very mountainous. The housing developments of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria were built in the 1960s and were expanded in the 1980s. This expansion resulted in a loss of agricultural land which was replaced by residential, industrial and commercial properties, including hotels and an airport, Gran Canaria International Airport. In its past, when Telde was an agricultural community, sugar canes, vineyards, bananas and tomatoes were the main crops. |
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VALLESECO |
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Valleseco (Spanish meaning dry valley) is a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands. It is in the north-central part of Gran Canaria. Valleseco's area is 22.11 km² with a population of about 4,045 (ISTAC, 2003) and its density is 182.95/km². The elevation is 1,000 m. Valleseco is situated in the mountains while the valleys cover the northern part. The mountains cover the southern part. Farmlands are within the coastline, the Atlantic Ocean lies to the north. The main industries are agriculture, businesses and tourism. |
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VALSEQUILLO |
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Valsequillo de Gran Canaria is a Canarian municipality in the eastern portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. Vega de San Mateo is a suburb of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The population is 8,381 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 214.07/km² and the area is 39.15 km². Valsequillo is situated in a mountain setting. Valsequillo is located SW of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The main industries are agriculture and tourism. Farmlands are situated in the valleys while the mountains cover most of Valsequillo. |
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VEGA DE SAN MATEO |
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Vega de San Mateo (latter part Spanish meaning Saint Matthew is a Canarian municipality in the eastern portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. Vega de San Mateo is a suburb of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The population is 7,617 (ISTAC, 2004), its density is 199.66/km² and the area is 37.89 km². Vega de San Mateo is located SW of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and W of Telde and is on a road linking to the capital as well as Telde and the northwestern part of Gran Canaria. The main industries are agriculture and tourism. Farmlands are situated in the valleys while the mountains cover most of Vega de San Mateo. |
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