Agaete

Agaete
Municipality
Puerto de las Nieves (Port of the Snows)
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  culeto
Agaete municipality in Gran Canaria
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Coordinates: 28°6′N15°42′W / 28.100°N 15.700°W / 28.100; -15.700
Country	Spain
Autonomous Region	Canary Islands
Province	Las Palmas
Island	Gran Canaria
Government
Area [1]
• Total	45.50 km2 (17.57 sq mi)
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Population  (2018) [2]
• Total	5,573
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Climate	BWh
Website	Ayuntamiento de Agaete

Agaete is a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands, Spain.

Geography

It is in the north-west of Gran Canaria island, and is enclosed by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Gáldar to the north-east, and Artenara to the south. Agaete's area is 45.50 km² (17.57 sq mi) ^[1] with a population of 5,796 (2003). ^[3]

Tourism

The port of Agaete, Puerto de las Nieves, used to be the preferred place to get a view of El Dedo de Dios, a natural monument on the coastline, before the latter was destroyed during tropical storm Delta in November 2005. The port is a common end point for day tours from more touristic areas of the island.

Archaeology

El Maipes necropolis is on the outskirts of the town, in the south-east near the football ground.

Gallery

• 
  Church of Conception
• 
  Monument Huerto de las Flores
  (the Flowers Garden)
• 
  Colours in Agaete
• 
  Windmill in Agaete
• 
  Statue of Los tres poetas in Puerto de las Nieves
• 
  Ferry connections from Agaete to western Canary Islands
• 
  Puerto de las Nieves
• 
  Puerto de las Nieves seen from the Tamadaba mountain
• 
  Barranco de Agaete
• 
  Agaete valley
  (Valle de Agaete)

See also

• List of municipalities in Las Palmas

References

1. Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
3. Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived April 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , population

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Agaete
• Photos of Agaete, including Puerto de Las Nieves and the valley, "El Valle"