Las Palmas
Municipality in Canary Islands, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Las Palmas (UK: /ˌlæs ˈpælməs, - ˈpɑːl-/, US: /ˌlɑːs ˈpɑːlməs, -mɑːs/;[4][5] Spanish: [las ˈpalmas]), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,[lower-alpha 1] is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | |
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Coordinates: 28°07′33″N 15°26′07″W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Canary Islands |
Province | Las Palmas |
Island | Gran Canaria |
Founded | 24 June 1478 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Carolina Darias (PSC-PSOE) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 100.55 km2 (38.82 sq mi) |
Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
Highest elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Municipality | 378,517 |
• Density | 3,800/km2 (9,700/sq mi) |
• Urban | 635,000[2] |
Demonym | palmense (es) |
GDP | |
• Metro | €14.822 billion (2020) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Postal code | 35001-35020 |
Language(s) | Spanish |
Website | www.lpavisit.com |
It is the capital city of the Canary Islands (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and 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.[6] It is also the fifth-most populous urban area in Spain and (depending on sources) ninth or tenth most populous metropolitan area in Spain.[7][8][9][10][11]
Las Palmas is located in the northeastern part of the island of Gran Canaria, about 150 km (93 mi) west of the Moroccan coast[12] in the Atlantic Ocean. Las Palmas experiences a hot desert climate,[note 1] offset by the local cooler Canary Current, with warm temperatures throughout the year. It has an average annual temperature of 21.2 °C (70.2 °F).[13]
The city was founded in 1478, and considered the de facto (without legal and real recognition)[14] capital of the Canary Islands until the seventeenth century.[14] It is the home of the Canarian Ministry of Presidency (shared in a four-year term with Santa Cruz de Tenerife), as well as half of the ministries and boards of the Canarian government, and the High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands.