List of municipalities in Las Palmas

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Gran Canaria, Municipalities (and zones)

This is a list of the 34 municipalities in the province of Las Palmas in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain. There are 21 municipalities on the island of Gran Canaria, 6 on the island of Fuerteventura and 7 on the island of Lanzarote.

The island of La Graciosa and the rest of the Chinijo Archipelago are part of the municipality of Teguise (Lanzarote); Lobos Island is part of the municipality of La Oliva (Fuerteventura).

It is the province of Spain with the least divided municipalities.

NameIslandArea
(km2)		Census
Population
(2001) [1] 		Census
Population
(2011) [2] 		Census
Population
(2021) [3] 		Estimated
Population
(2023) [4]
Agaete Gran Canaria 45.505,2025,7355,6925,593
Agüimes Gran Canaria 79.2820,12429,64132,32032,797
Artenara Gran Canaria 66.701,3191,2521,0491,036
Arucas Gran Canaria 33.0132,46636,77138,55938,655
Firgas Gran Canaria 15.776,8657,6077,5267,701
Gáldar Gran Canaria 61.5922,15424,35824,49324,728
Ingenio Gran Canaria 38.1524,43930,02231,85632,356
Mogán Gran Canaria 172.4412,44422,84720,52720,938
Moya Gran Canaria 31.878,1378,0437,8417,887
La Aldea de San Nicolás Gran Canaria 123.587,6688,5227,5187,523
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Gran Canaria 100.55354,863381,271380,667380,863
San Bartolomé de Tirajana Gran Canaria 333.1334,51553,44053,42954,668
Santa Brígida Gran Canaria 23.8117,59818,87818,27218,598
Santa Lucía de Tirajana Gran Canaria 61.5647,65266,72573,92176,418
Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria Gran Canaria 42.5913,89314,14913,88613,971
Tejeda Gran Canaria 103.302,4002,1361,8741,846
Telde Gran Canaria 102.4387,949101,080103,175103,240
Teror Gran Canaria 25.7012,04212,85712,68312,831
Valleseco Gran Canaria 22.113,9493,8963,7793,766
Valsequillo de Gran Canaria Gran Canaria 39.157,9649,1189,4169,693
Vega de San Mateo Gran Canaria 37.896,9797,7377,6557,785
Gran Canaria IslandTotals1,560.11730,622846,085856,137862,893
Antigua Fuerteventura 250.565,51910,39112,78213,513
Betancuria Fuerteventura 103.64685770755811
La Oliva Fuerteventura 356.1310,54822,82727,50329,174
Pájara Fuerteventura 383.5212,38219,77320,89221,130
Puerto del Rosario Fuerteventura 289.9521,29635,87841,85243,493
Tuineje Fuerteventura 275.949,84313,30215,49416,031
Fuerteventura IslandTotals1,659.7460,273102,941119,278124,152
Arrecife Lanzarote 22.7244,98055,38164,27864,735
Haría Lanzarote 106.594,0275,0545,3955,543
San Bartolomé Lanzarote 40.8913,03018,11819,30519,443
Teguise Lanzarote 263.9812,39220,29422,97623,788
Tías Lanzarote 64.6112,82019,14820,46921,296
Tinajo Lanzarote 135.284,5125,7386,4416,725
Yaiza Lanzarote 211.855,02014,46817,08017,268
Lanzarote IslandTotals845.92 96,781138,201155,944158,798

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References

  1. ↑ Census at 1 November 2001: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  2. ↑ Census at 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  3. ↑ Census at 1 January 2021: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  4. ↑ Estimate at 1 January 2023: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
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