Las Palmas

Las Palmas

Las Palmas, officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands in Spain. With a population of 383,516 as of 2024, it is the ninth-largest city in Spain. It is also the fifth-most populous urban area in Spain and, depending on sources, ninth or tenth most populous metropolitan area in Spain. Las Palmas is located in the northeastern part of Gran Canaria, about 150 km west of the African coast in the Atlantic Ocean. Las Palmas experiences a desert climate, offset by the local cooler Canary Current, with warm temperatures throughout the year. It has an average annual temperature of 21.2 °C. The city was founded in 1478, and considered the de facto capital of the Canary Islands until the seventeenth century. It is the home of the Canarian Ministry of Presidency, as well as half of the ministries and boards of the Canarian government, and the High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands.

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• Entity:  Location

• Country:  Spain
• Autonomous community:  Canary Islands
• Province:  Las Palmas
• Island:  Gran Canaria
• Founded:  24 June 1478
• Mayor:  Carolina Darias (Psc-Psoe)
• Population (2024):  383,516 (9Th)
• Urban:  635,000
• Demonym(s):  Palmense (Es)
• Postal code:  35001-35020
• Website:  Official Site
• Wikidata description:  Municipality, City Of The Province Of Las Palmas, And Cocapital Of The Canary Islands, Spain
• Wikidata label:  Las Palmas De Gran Canaria
• Wikidata aliases:  Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Las Palmas

• Related Topics:  Las Palmas Category, Populated Places Established In The 1470S, Koreatowns, Municipalities In Gran Canaria, Port Cities And Towns On The Spanish Atlantic Coast, 15Th-Century Establishments In Africa, Populated Coastal Places In Spain