Agaete

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Agaete
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Puerto de las Nieves
(Port of the Snows)
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Agaete municipality in Gran Canaria
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Location in the province of Las Palmas
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Agaete (Canary Islands)
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Agaete (Spain, Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 28°6′N15°42′W / 28.100°N 15.700°W / 28.100; -15.700
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous Region Canary Islands
Province Las Palmas
Island Gran Canaria
Government
Area
[1]
  Total45.50 km2 (17.57 sq mi)
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Population
 (2018) [2]
  Total5,573
  Density120/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.

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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.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 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