Vega de San Mateo, Las Palmas

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Vega de San Mateo (latter part Spanish meaning Saint Matthew is a Canarian municipality in the eastern portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. Vega de San Mateo is a suburb of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The population is 7,610 (ISTAC (http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/), 2003), its density is 200.85/km² and the area is 37.89 km²/3,789 ha. Vega de San Mateo is located SW of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and W of Teide and is on a road linking to the capital as well as Teide and the northwestern part of Gran Canaria. The main industry are agriculture and tourism. Farmlands are situated in the valleys while the mountains covers most of Vega de San Mateo.

Contents

1 Geography 2 Other 3 External links 4 See also

Geography

• Location:
  • Latitude: 28 (28°2') N
  • Longitude: 15.6 (15°36') W
• Altitude:
  • Lowest: northeastern part
  • Centre: 850 m
  • Highest: southwestern part

Other

Vega de San Mateo has schools, lyceums, a fewgymnasia, churches, a post office and squares (plaza).

External links

• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=28&longitude=-15.6&zoom=6). MapPoint (http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=28&lons1=-15.6&alts1=35) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?||=28,-15.6)
  • Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28,-15.6&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k)
• Coordinates: 28° 2′ 0″ N 15° 36′ 0″ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=28_2_0_N_15_36_0_W_)

See also

• List of municipalities in Las Palmas

	North: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	Northeast: Santa Brígida
West: Valleseco	Vega de San Mateo	East: Valsequillo
Southwest: Tejeda	South: San Bartolomé de Tirajana

Municipalities in Gran Canaria

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

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