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Location of the Canary Islands (in red). The Canary Islands, also known as the Canaries, are a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara.
Map of Spain with the province of Las Palmas highlighted Gran Canaria, Municipalities (and zones). This is a list of the 34 municipalities in the province of Las Palmas in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain.
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Vecindario has an estimated population of almost 80 235 inhabitants. It is located about 35 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital of the island, 15 km from the airport of Gran Canaria and another 15 km from Maspalomas, the main tourist area of the island. [2]
Sonnenland (German for "the land of sun") is a district of Maspalomas in the south of Gran Canaria, set on a hillside above Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés.Originally designed for expatriates, it is gradually becoming home to a growing number of Spanish residents, many of whom work in the surrounding tourist areas such as Arguineguín, Maspalomas, and Puerto Rico.
Flag of Gran Canaria. Gran Canaria (UK: / ˌ ɡ r æ n k ə ˈ n ɛər i ə,-ˈ n ɑːr-/, US: / ˌ ɡ r ɑː n k ə ˈ n ɑːr i ə,-ˈ n ɛər-/; [2] [3] Spanish: [ɡɾaŋ kaˈnaɾja] ⓘ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, [4] an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa and is part of Spain.
The town of Santa Lucía de Tirajana is situated in the mountains, 27 km (17 mi) south-west of Las Palmas.Its population is 68,506 (2013), [3] and the area is 61.56 km 2 (23.77 sq mi).
Gran Canaria's surface area is 1,560 km 2 (600 sq mi). Roque Nublo 1,813 metres (5,948 feet) and Pico de las Nieves ("Peak of Snow") 1,949 metres (6,394 feet) are located in the center of the island. On the south of the island are the Maspalomas Dunes (Gran Canaria).