Tías, Las Palmas

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Tías is a Canarian municipality in the southeastern portion of the island of Lanzarote in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands The population is 15,636 (ISTAC (http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/), 2003), its density is 242.0/km² and the area is 61.41 km²/6,461 ha. It is located west-southest on a main highway linking to Yaiza and is the southwesternmost terminus of the short superhighway, SE of Tinajo and NE of Yaiza. The main industry are agriculture and tourism. The Atlantic Ocean is to the south, the mountains are to the north along with hills and several desert-like features. Farmlands and barren lands dominate the rest of the municipality.

Contents

1 Geography 2 Communities 3 Other 4 External links 5 See also

Geography

• Location:
  • Latitude: 28.95 (29°57') N
  • Longitude: 13.65 (13°39') W
• Altitude:
  • Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
  • Centre: 200 m
• Postal code: 35572

Communities

• Puerto del Carmen

Other

Tías has schools, lyceums, a gymnasia, a church, beaches, a port, a post office, parks and a squares (plaza) including Plaza de la Constitución.

External links

• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=28.95&longitude=-13.65&zoom=6). MapPoint (http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=28.95&lons1=-13.65&alts1=35) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?||=28.95,-13.65)
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-13.65&lat=28.95&w=750&h=500) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.95,-13.65&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k)
• Coordinates: 29° 3′ 0″ N 13° 33′ 0″ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=29_3_0_N_13_33_0_W_)

See also

• List of municipalities in Las Palmas

	North: Tinajo
West: Yaiza	Tías	East: San Bartolomé
	South: Atlantic Ocean

Municipalities of Lanzarote

Arrecife | Haría | San Bartolomé | Teguise | Tías | Tinajo | Yaiza

Spain | Canary Islands | Las Palmas

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