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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 .
Toggle Province of Las Palmas subsection. 2.1 Fuerteventura. 2.2 Gran Canaria. 2.3 Lanzarote. 3 See also. ... Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Mogán; Moya; San Bartolomé ...
The Province of Las Palmas (/ l ɑː s ˈ p ɑː l m ə s /, UK: / ˈ p ɑː m ə s /; Spanish: Provincia de Las Palmas) is a province of Spain, consisting of the eastern part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, capital city of this province and of the island of Gran Canaria, is the largest city in the ...
The city was founded by Juan Rejón on 24 June 1478, with the name "Real de Las Palmas". [15] Rejón was head of the invading Castilian army, which then engaged in war with the locals. [16] [17] The war began at the mouth of the Guiniguada ravine, where he settled together with his 30 soldiers El Real de Las Palmas, which today is the district ...
It is located on the north side of Gran Canaria island. Its population is 13,811 (2013), [3] and the area is 42.59 km 2 (16.44 sq mi). [1] The town Santa María de Guía is situated in a valley 2 km (1 mi) from the coast, 19 km (12 mi) west of Las Palmas. The municipality stretches from the coast into the mountainous interior of the island.
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.
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), [3] and the area is 31.87 km 2. [1] The town Moya is situated in the mountains, 4 km from the coast and 15 km west of 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), [3] and the area is 23.81 km 2. [1] It borders Las Palmas to the west and is part of its urban area.