Valle Gran Rey is a municipality in the western part of the island

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, in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The

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name of the area was ''Orone''. The seat of the municipality since 1930 is La Calera; previously it was in Arure. The population was 4,240 in 2013,Instituto Canario de Estadística
population and the area is . Valle Gran Rey borders the municipality of

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to the east, while the

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lies to the west.

Geography

It is located in the west of the island, bordering the municipality of

. It has an extension of 32.36 km². The altitude of the municipal capital is about 50 meters above sea level, reaching a maximum altitude of 1,225 meters above sea level in the central summit of the island.

Subdivisions

* Arure * La Calera (seat) * Casa de la Seda * El Guro * Las Hayas * El Hornillo * Taguluche * La Playa * Vueltas

Historical population

Notable natives and residents

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(died 2009), English folk musician * Oliver Weber, German photographer, physician and professor of visual arts

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