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Physical characteristics - Location

Coordinates: long: -15.59357 lat : 27.95445
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84long: -15°35'36.8412 lat : 27°57'1.6002
Surface area: 1560 km2 (4.108 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline: 244 km
Average height: 531 metre
Length island: 50 km
Maximum width island (estimate): 50 km
Name : Vulkaan Pozo de las Nieves (1949 metre)
Orientation: No maindirection-circular

Demographic data island

Habited: Yes
Number of inhabitants: 850391
Population density: 545.00 inh/km2
Important places (direction): Santa Lucía de Tirajana (OZO)

Naming - Location

Local native name: Isla de Gran Canaria
Archipelago (island group): Canary Islands
Neighboring islands
(Island hopping): 		1) Tenerife 57.6 km NorthWest
2) Fuerteventura 84.6 km East
3) La Gomera 125.1 km West
4) Isla de Lobos 166.4 km EastNorthEast
5) Lanzarote 167.7 km EastNorthEast
6) La Palma 199.8 km WestNorthWest
7) El Hierro 202.1 km West
8) Graciosa 215.5 km NorthEast
9) Montaña Clara 220.1 km NorthEast
10) Alegranza 227 km NorthEast
11) Ilhas Desertas 475.2 km North
12) Ilhas Desertas 483.5 km North
13) Ilhas Desertas 495.4 km North
14) Madeira 507.5 km NorthNorthWest
15) Perejil Island 1273.4 km NorthEast
16) Santa Maria 1305.6 km NorthWest
17) Peñon de Vélez de la Gomera 1306.1 km NorthEast
18) Peñon de Alhucemas 1340 km NorthEast
19) São Miguel 1380.4 km NorthWest
20) Ilhéu de Vila Franca 1393.8 km NorthWest
21) Isla de Alboran 1448.8 km NorthEast
22) Isla del Congreso 1451.7 km NorthEast
23) Isla de Isabel II 1452.9 km NorthEast
24) Isla del Rey 1453.5 km NorthEast
25) Terceira 1568.6 km NorthWest
Country: Spain
Location in Country: Southwest
Name Comunidad autónoma: Autonomous Community Canary Islands
Name Provincia: Province Las Palmas
Main place: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Location Main place: North-northeast
Sea: Atlantic Ocean
Distance to main land: 223 km
Nearest Country: Marocco
Type Rock outcrop: vulcanic
island-Type: island in sea
Remarks: Densely populated round circular-shaped island

Municipalities

North - South West - East Name km2 Inhabitants
114Arucas
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210Firgas
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157424
37Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria
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4214146
421Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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100381123
55Gáldar
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6223951
68Moya
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328071
73Agaete
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455765
813Teror
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2512818
99Valleseco
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244022
1017Santa Brígida
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2419042
114Artenara
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671301
1211Vega de San Mateo
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387586
1374Telde
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10399201
1416Valsequillo de Gran Canaria
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388987
156Tejeda
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1032206
161San Nicolás de Tolentino
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1238403
1719Ingenio
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3928809
1820Agüimes
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7928224
1915Santa Lucía de Tirajana
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6161325
202Mogán
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17220391
2112San Bartolomé de Tirajana
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33451260

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Weather at Gran Canaria

The weather type in San Bartolomé de Tirajanaovercast cloudsweericoon
Current temperature: 11 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours: No precipitation
Wind: 2.44 meter per second (Wind force - bft 2)
Winddirection: North
Atmospheric pressure: 1017 mb
Humidity: 61 %
Daylength at 18 April 2024:12 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise: 08:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset: 21:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Weather-page: Gran Canaria

The weather for the next few hours

San Bartolomé de Tirajana - ES (longitude: -15.5936, latitude: 27.9545)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction N): 12.25 km

23:00
11 degrees Celcius
1017 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon		2:00
11 degrees Celcius
1016 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon		5:00
10 degrees Celcius
1017 mbar
broken cloudsweericoon		8:00
12 degrees Celcius
1018 mbar
broken cloudsweericoon		11:00
15 degrees Celcius
1018 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon

Climate: Temperature and Precipitation



Transport on your island-holiday

Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: Yes
International airport present : No
Accessible by car: No
Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): 4087 km
Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: Yes
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: Yes
Bicycle facilities: Yes

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Landuse Gran Canaria

 Forest   149.7 km2 
 10% 
 Nature   862.6 km2 
 55% 
 Agriculture   376.2 km2 
 24% 
 Wet nature   0 km2 
 0% 
 Water   3.7 km2 
 0% 
 Urban area   110.3 km2 
 7% 
 Infrastructure   8 km2 
 1% 
 Viticulture   32.1 km2 
 2% 
 Rock outcrop   17.5 km2 
 1%