La Aldea de San Nicolás

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La Aldea de San Nicolás

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Autonomous region:	Canary Islands
Province:	Las Palmas
Island:	Gran Canaria
Area:	123.58 km²
Population:	8,089 (2001)
Population density:	65.76/km²
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean 33 m Inagua Mountain, 1.405 m
Location:	27.9/27°54' N lat. 15.95/15°57' W long.

La Aldea de San Nicolás or San Nicolás de Tolentino (in English Saint Nicholas of Tolentino) is a Canarian municipality in the western portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands and is the westernmost municipality in the province. The municipality is also called La Aldea de San Nicolás de Tolentino while the locals simply called La Aldea.

The population is 8,089 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 65.76/km² and the area is 123.58 km². The elevation is about 33 m. Much of the population live within the Atlantic coastline.

San Nicolás de Tolentino is situated in the mountains and the valley area that are mainly covered with greens and forests. Barren land dominates the mountaintops. The mountains cover much of the municipality except where farmlands and small valleys lies to the south and also the Atlantic Ocean is to the south. San Nicolás de Tolentino is located SW of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, W Teide and NW of Puerto Rico and SW of Arucas and is accessed with the major highway linking Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria as well as a coastal road and north to Arucas. The main industry are business, agriculture, tourism (less common than the south). The infrastructure in San Nicolás is not much common as in the southern part. San Nicolás de Tolentino is north of the tourist area of the southern part of the island. Its streets are narrow and small and some of them are impassable. The roads are not narrow and are without guardrails and partially passed by two cars next to each other on the roads.

The town is famous for its tomato plants, but its local tomatoes do not taste good. The water are supplied to its farms from numerous artificial lakes in the mountains. The water comes from its rainfalls during the winter months. These artificial lakes are privately-built and the irrigation also costed some money.

Other than tomatoes features other agricultural products including potatoes and other fruits and vegetables. The traditional Canarian skin potatoes are eaten in a bowl. It does not concern a special kind, but comes from small assorted harvested potatoes.

San Nicolás is still very original and tourism did not reach as much as the south but it did reach the other parts of the island. A trip from this place is worth, even if there are endless sandy beaches to admire.

1 Geography
2 Historical population
3 Persons
4 Other
5 External links
6 See also

[edit] Geography

Location:
- Latitude: 27.9 (27°54') N
- Longitude: 15.95 (15°57') W
Altitude:
- Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
- Centre: 33 m
- Highest: northern part
Name of inhabitants: -
Postal code: -

[edit] Historical population

Year	Population	Density
1991	7,751	-
1996	8,082	-
2001	7,668	61.83/km²
2002	8,063	-
2003	8,089	65.76/km²
2004	7,988	64.71/km²

[edit] Persons

Román Rodríguez Rodríguez (b. March 1, 1956, a Canarian politician and a former President of the Canary Islands from 1999 to 2003.

[edit] Other

San Nicolás de Tolentino has schools, lyceums, a few gymnasia, churches, a post office and squares (plaza).

[edit] External links

Map and aerial photos
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- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth
Coordinates: 27°54′0″N, 15°57′0″W

[edit] See also

List of municipalities in Las Palmas

	North: Atlantic Ocean and Artenara	Northeast: Artenara
West: Atlantic Ocean	San Nicolás de Tolentino	East: Tejeda
	South: Mogán and the Atlantic Ocean	Southeast: Mogán