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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria es una ciudad y municipio español, capital de la isla de Gran Canaria, de la provincia de Las Palmas y de la comunidad autónoma de Canarias (capitalidad compartida con Santa Cruz de Tenerife).
Las Palmas is located in the northeastern part of the island of Gran Canaria, about 150 km (93 mi) west of the Moroccan coast in the Atlantic Ocean. Las Palmas experiences a hot desert climate, 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).
Mar 2, 2024 · By Zoe Mcintyre. March 02, 2024. A subtropical island in the Canaries, 62 miles west of Morocco, Gran Canaria is best known by beachgoers for its year-round sunshine and traditional resorts.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital of the island, is the biggest city of the Canary Islands and the ninth of Spain. Gran Canaria is located in the Atlantic Ocean in a region known as Macaronesia about 150 kilometres (93 mi) off the northwestern coast of Africa and about 1,350 km (840 mi) from Europe. [5]
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is the biggest city of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean. The city, with a population of 383,308 in 2010, is the eighth-largest in Spain. Together with Santa Cruz de Tenerife, it is the capital of the Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias (Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands ).
The Province of Las Palmas (/ l ɑː s ˈ p ɑː l m ə s /, UK: / ˈ p ɑː m ə s /; Spanish: Provincia de Las Palmas) is a province of Spain, consisting of the eastern part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, capital city of this province and of the island of Gran Canaria, is the largest city in the ...
The Province of Las Palmas (/ l ɑː s ˈ p ɑː l m ə s /, UK: / ˈ p ɑː m ə s /; Spanish: Provincia de Las Palmas) is a province of Spain. It is made up of the eastern part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. In 1927, the Province of Canary Islands was split into two provinces: Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
