Province of Las Palmas

Las Palmas
Provincia de Las Palmas
Province

Flag

Coat of arms

Map of Spain with Las Palmas highlighted
Coordinates: 28°20′N 14°20′W / 28.333°N 14.333°WCoordinates: 28°20′N 14°20′W / 28.333°N 14.333°W
Autonomous community Canary Islands
Capital Las Palmas
Area
  Total 4,066 km2 (1,570 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 46th
Population (2010)
  Total 1,083,502
  Rank Ranked 12th
  Density 270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Official language(s) Spanish
Church of San Juan Bautista
Botanic garden in Arucas
Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pino, en Teror.

The Province of Las Palmas (/lɑːs ˈpɑːlməs/, UK /ˈpɑːməs/; Spanish: Provincia de Las Palmas) is a province of Spain, consisting of the eastern part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands.

Geography

Composition

It consists of about half of the Atlantic archipelago, including the islands of Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote, as well as another six minor isles (Alegranza, Graciosa, Montaña Clara, Lobos, Roque del Este, and Roque del Oeste). Their total land area is 4,065.78 km² (1,569.8 sq mi), representing 54.6% of the Canary Islands' total land. (The other half of the archipelago is the Province of Santa Cruz.)

General view

Its capital is the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (commonly known as Las Palmas), on the island of Gran Canaria, which is also one of the capitals of the autonomous community (next to Santa Cruz de Tenerife). About 38.5% of the provincial population of 1,011,928 (2005) live in the capital. However, the official name of the city is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, whereas the province is called Las Palmas. Nevertheless, both names are usually misused. There are 34 municipalities in the province; see List of municipalities in Las Palmas.

Las Palmas contains the Parque Nacional Timanfaya on the island of Lanzarote.

License plates in the province used to start with "GC", which referred to the island of Gran Canaria, although the same plates were also issued in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.

Main sights (Gran Canaria)

Notes and references

External links

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