Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria

Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria
Municipality
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Municipal location in Gran Canaria
Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria
Location in the province of Las Palmas
Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria
Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands)
Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria
Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria (Spain, Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 28°8′20″N 15°37′58″W / 28.13889°N 15.63278°W / 28.13889; -15.63278Coordinates: 28°8′20″N 15°37′58″W / 28.13889°N 15.63278°W / 28.13889; -15.63278
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Canary Islands
Province Las Palmas
Island Gran Canaria
Government
 • Mayor Pedro Manuel Rodríguez Pérez (CC)
Area[1]
 • Total 42.59 km2 (16.44 sq mi)
Elevation(AMSL) 180 m (590 ft)
Population (2013)[2]
 • Total 13,811
 • Density 320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (CEST (GMT +1))
Postal code 35459
Area code(s) +34 (Spain) + 928 (Las Palmas)
Website www.santamariadeguia.es

Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria is a town and a municipality in Las Palmas province of the Canary Islands. It is located on the north side of Gran Canaria island. Its population is 13,811 (2013),[2] and the area is 42.59 km2 (16.44 sq mi).[1]

The town Santa María de Guía is situated in a valley 2 km (1 mi) from the coast, 19 km (12 mi) west of Las Palmas. The municipality stretches from the coast into the mountainous interior of the island. The GC-2 motorway passes north of the town.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 12,383—    
1996 13,117+5.9%
2001 13,893+5.9%
2002 14,171+2.0%
YearPop.±%
2003 14,255+0.6%
2004 14,107−1.0%
2013 13,811−2.1%

Heritage sites

The caves of Valerón, also called cenobio de Valerón, is a property of cultural interest in the "archaeological site" category. It is the largest pre-Hispanic collective granary. Its size is representative of Gran Canaria agriculture, unique among the Canaries islands in that it was traditionally dominated by plantations, with much of these being grains, rather than by stock-breeding.[3]

See also

Notes and references

Notes

      References

      1. 1 2 Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
      2. 1 2 Instituto Canario de Estadística, population
      3. ↑ Cenobio de Valeron, section "El yacimiento arqueologico". On arqueologiacanaria.com.
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