Tías, Las Palmas

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Tías
Municipality

Coat of arms
Coordinates: 28°57′N 13°39′W / 28.950°N 13.650°W / 28.950; -13.650
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Canary Islands
Province Las Palmas
Government
 • Mayor José Juan Cruz Saavedra (PSOE)
Area
 • Total 64.61 km2 (24.95 sq mi)
Elevation 200 m (700 ft)
Population (2009)
 • Total 19,849
 • Density 310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Demonym Tienses
Time zone WET (UTC±0)
 • Summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)
Postal code 35572
Website Official website
Tías is a town and municipality in the southwest of the island of Lanzarote, province of Las Palmas, autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain.

It is located southeast of the main highway linking Arrecife (the island capital) and Yaiza.

The main industry is tourism. Lanzarote's largest tourist resort, Puerto del Carmen, is entirely in the borough of Tías, and was the location of the first hotels ever built on the island. Other town of municipality: Mácher, La Asomada, Conil, Masdache.

Other

Tías has a Primary Education school, a Further Education school, an indoor sports centre, a terrero (Canarian wrestling ring), three churches, a post office, a library, a small auditorium, a petrol station, various bakeries and a number of supermarkets, restaurants and bars.

Noted residents

The town of Tías is home to:

  • José Saramago, Portuguese writer, playwright and journalist, Nobel Prize for Literature 1998.(Died 18 June 2010)
  • Alberto Vazquez-Figueroa, Spanish writer and novelist.
  • Helen Lindes, Spanish model, Miss Spain 2000 and runner-up to Miss Universe 2000.
  • Guillermina Fernández Díaz, born June 1902, the oldest Canary Island resident.[1][2]

Twin towns

See also

References

  1. ↑ José R Sánchez (2007-10-10). "Homenaje por un siglo de vida". Canarias7. Retrieved 2007-11-19. 
  2. ↑ Aránzazu Fernández. "Los abuelos conejeros". La Provincia—Diario de Las Palmas. Retrieved 2007-11-19. 
Municipalities of Lanzarote
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