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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. 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 province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain - 31 on Tenerife Island, 14 on La Palma Island, 6 on La Gomera Island and 3 on El Hierro Island. Referenc ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Municipalities in Las Palmas Palmas, Las municipalities in Las Palmas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipios Y Zonas De Gran Canaria
' (, ) and ' () are country subdivisions in Italy and several Hispanophone and Lusophone nations, respectively. They are often translated as "municipality". In the English language, a municipality often is defined as relating to a single city or town; however, in Spanish, the term "municipio" may not mean a single city or town, but rather a jurisdiction housing several towns and cities, like a township, county, borough or civil parish. The Italian term "municipalità" refers either to a single city or a group of cities and towns in a township, but Portuguese usage of the term is almost entirely restricted to a cluster of cities or towns like in a county, township and so forth. However, in Brazil, a Municipio is an independent city & a public corporporation with status of Federated Entity. Overview See also * Municipalidad * Commune (country subdivision) A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firgas, Las Palmas
Firgas 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 7,628 (2013),Instituto Canario de Estadística , population and its area is 15.77 km². Firgas was founded in 1488, and it is situated in the mountains, 13 km west of . The town, which is located in a green and rural zone, is also known as the balcony of the , as it provides good views of the northern coast of the island. Bottled water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teror, Las Palmas
Teror 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 12,671 (2013),Instituto Canario de Estadística population and the is 25.70 km2. Teror is situated in the mountains, 14 km southwest of city. September 8 is the local festivity celebrating '''' (virgin of the pine, patron of the Gran Canaria). Teror has a wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telde, Las Palmas
Telde is a town and a municipality in the eastern part of the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, overseas (Atlantic) insular Spain. 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 . The city Telde is located 4 km from the coast and 16 km south of the island capital |
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. Toponimy Currently the municipality takes its name from its municipal capital, combined 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 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 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 town and 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 is situated in the mountains, 13 km southwest of . 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, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife), 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 off the Moroccan coast in the Atlantic Ocean. Las Palmas experiences a hot desert climate,ThWorld map of Koppen-Geiger climate classification/ref> 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 Junta Suprema de Canarias''. ... [...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 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 capital |
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 of |
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