Agaete

Agaete is a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands, Spain.

Agaete
Municipality
Puerto de las Nieves
(Port of the Snows)
Nickname(s): 
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Agaete municipality in Gran Canaria
Agaete
Location in the province of Las Palmas
Agaete
Agaete (Canary Islands)
Agaete
Agaete (Spain, Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 28°6′N 15°42′W
Country Spain
Autonomous RegionCanary Islands
ProvinceLas Palmas
IslandGran Canaria
Government
Area
 • Total45.50 km2 (17.57 sq mi)
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total5,573
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ClimateBWh
WebsiteAyuntamiento de Agaete

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.

  • Church of Conception
  • Monument Huerto de las Flores
    (the Flowers Garden)
  • Colours in Agaete
  • Windmill in Agaete
  • Statue of Los tres poetas in Puerto de las Nieves
  • Ferry connections from Agaete to western Canary Islands
  • Puerto de las Nieves
  • Puerto de las Nieves seen from the Tamadaba mountain
  • Barranco de Agaete
  • Agaete valley
    (Valle de Agaete)
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See also

References
  1. 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
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