Gáldar, Las Palmas
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Gáldar's area is 61.59 km² with a population of about 22,763 (ISTAC (http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/), 2003) and its density is 369.59/km².
Gáldar is situated in the mountains and are surrounded by valleys. Farmlands are within the coastline while the mountains lies to the southeast, the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west and to the north. A promontory is facing to the northwest. Gáldar is located W of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and GC2, N of Puerto Rico and W of Arucas and is linked with a major highway linking Puerto Rico and Arucas. The main industry are agriculture, businesses and tourism.
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Geography and Information
- Location:
- Latitude: 28.133 (28°8') N
- Longitude: 15.666 (15°39') W
- Altitude:
- Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
- Centre: 43 m
- Highest: eastern part
- Name of inhabitants: -
- Postal code: -
Other
Gáldar has schools, lyceums, a few gymnasia, churches, a post office and a few squares (plazas).
External links
- Map and aerial photos
- Street map: Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=28.133&longitude=-15.65&zoom=6), MapPoint (http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=28.133&lons1=-15.65&alts1=35) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?||=28.133,-15.65)
- Satellite images: Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.65,-15.85533spn=0.11,0.18&t=k)
- Coordinates: 28° 8′ 0″ N 15° 39′ 0″ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=28_8_0_N_15_39_0_W_)
See Also
| North: Atlantic Ocean | ||
| West: Atlantic Ocean | Gáldar | East: Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria |
| Southwest: Agaete | South: Artenara |
| Municipalities in Gran Canaria |
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Agaete | Agüimes | Artenara | Arucas | Firgas | Gáldar | Ingenio | Mogán | Moya | Las Palmas | San Bartolomé de Tirajana | San Nicolás de Tolentino | Sta. Brígida | Sta. Lucía de Tirajana | Santa María de Guía | Tejeda | Telde | Valleseco | Valsequillo | Vega de San Mateo |
