Place:Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Islas Canarias, Spain

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NameLas Palmas de Gran Canaria
Alt namesLas Palmassource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 506; Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); Tesoros Artísticos España (1979); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
TypeCity
Coordinates28.1°N 15.417°W
Located inLas Palmas, Islas Canarias, Spain     (1478 - )
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Las Palmas, officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, on the Atlantic Ocean.

It is the capital (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife), the most populous city in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, and the ninth-largest city in Spain with a population of 381,223 in 2020. 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 the island of Gran Canaria, about off the Moroccan coast in the Atlantic Ocean. Las Palmas experiences a hot desert climate, offset by the local cooler Canary Current, with warm temperatures throughout the year. It has an average annual temperature of .

The city was founded in 1478, and considered the de facto (without legal and real recognition) capital of the Canary Islands until the seventeenth century.[1] It is the home of the Canarian Ministry of Presidency (shared in a four-year term with Santa Cruz de Tenerife), 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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