Agaete

Agaete is a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands, Spain. It is in the northwest of Gran Canaria island, enclosed by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Gáldar to the northeast, and Artenara to the south. Agaete's area is 45,50 km² with a population of 5,635 (2003^[1]) and its population density is 123.85/km².

Agaete used to be the preferred city to get a view of El Dedo de Dios, a natural monument on the coastline, before the latter was destroyed during Tropical Storm Delta in November 2005.

Historical population

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Agaete
• Photos of Agaete, including Puerto de Las Nieves and the valley, "El Valle".

See also

• Gran Canaria
• List of municipalities in Las Palmas

References