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Las Palmas is a province of Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, consisting of the eastern part of the autonomous community
Autonomous communities of Spain

The Autonomous Community is the first-level political division of the Kingdom of Spain, established in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978....
 of the Canary Islands
Canary Islands

The Canary Islands are a Spain archipelago which, in turn, forms one of the Spanish Autonomous Communities and an Outermost Region of the European Union....
. It consists of about half of the Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
 archipelago, including the islands of Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria is an island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean 210 km from the northwest coast of Africa. It is located southeast of Tenerife and west of Fuerteventura....
, Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura

Fuerteventura, a Spain island, is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. It is situated at 28?20' north, 14?00' west....
, and Lanzarote
Lanzarote

Lanzarote, a Spain island, is the easternmost of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa and 1,000 km from the Iberian Peninsula....
, as well as six isles of lesser importance (Alegranza
Alegranza

Alegranza is an island situated in the Atlantic Ocean located to the coast of Africa and is in the province of Las Palmas next to the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands, an autonomous region of Spain and is the northernmost point in the Canary Islands ....
, Graciosa
Graciosa, Canary Islands

There is also a Graciosa in the Azores, see GraciosaGraciosa Island or commonly La Graciosa is a volcano island in the Canary Islands of Spain, located 2 km north of the island of Lanzarote with the strait named R?o....
, Montaņa Clara
Montaņa Clara

Monta?a Clara is a small islet belonging to the so-called Chinijo Archipelago, in the northeastern part of the Canary Islands, only a short distance northwest of Graciosa, Canary Islands....
, Lobos
Lobos Island

Islote de Lobos or Lobos Islandis a small island of the Canary Islands located between the islands of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. It has an area of 6 km?....
, Roque del Este
Roque del Este

Roque del Este is an uninhabited island in the Canary Islands located 12 km northeast of the island of Lanzarote. The opposite of the island is Graciosa, Canary Islands....
, and Roque del Oeste
Roque del Oeste

Roque del Oeste is an uninhabited islet located 0,6 km north of the island of Monta?a Clara, in the northeasternmost part of the Canary Islands, the Chinijo Archipelago....
).

Its capital is the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a Spain city on the island, Gran Canaria, which is one of the Canary Islands located 210 kilometers off the northwestern coast of the African continent within the Atlantic Ocean....
, on the island of Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria is an island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean 210 km from the northwest coast of Africa. It is located southeast of Tenerife and west of Fuerteventura....
, which is also one of the capitals of the autonomous community. About 38.5% of the provincial population of 1,011,928 (2005) live in the capital.






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Las Palmas is a province of Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, consisting of the eastern part of the autonomous community
Autonomous communities of Spain

The Autonomous Community is the first-level political division of the Kingdom of Spain, established in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978....
 of the Canary Islands
Canary Islands

The Canary Islands are a Spain archipelago which, in turn, forms one of the Spanish Autonomous Communities and an Outermost Region of the European Union....
. It consists of about half of the Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
 archipelago, including the islands of Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria is an island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean 210 km from the northwest coast of Africa. It is located southeast of Tenerife and west of Fuerteventura....
, Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura

Fuerteventura, a Spain island, is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. It is situated at 28?20' north, 14?00' west....
, and Lanzarote
Lanzarote

Lanzarote, a Spain island, is the easternmost of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa and 1,000 km from the Iberian Peninsula....
, as well as six isles of lesser importance (Alegranza
Alegranza

Alegranza is an island situated in the Atlantic Ocean located to the coast of Africa and is in the province of Las Palmas next to the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands, an autonomous region of Spain and is the northernmost point in the Canary Islands ....
, Graciosa
Graciosa, Canary Islands

There is also a Graciosa in the Azores, see GraciosaGraciosa Island or commonly La Graciosa is a volcano island in the Canary Islands of Spain, located 2 km north of the island of Lanzarote with the strait named R?o....
, Montaņa Clara
Montaņa Clara

Monta?a Clara is a small islet belonging to the so-called Chinijo Archipelago, in the northeastern part of the Canary Islands, only a short distance northwest of Graciosa, Canary Islands....
, Lobos
Lobos Island

Islote de Lobos or Lobos Islandis a small island of the Canary Islands located between the islands of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. It has an area of 6 km?....
, Roque del Este
Roque del Este

Roque del Este is an uninhabited island in the Canary Islands located 12 km northeast of the island of Lanzarote. The opposite of the island is Graciosa, Canary Islands....
, and Roque del Oeste
Roque del Oeste

Roque del Oeste is an uninhabited islet located 0,6 km north of the island of Monta?a Clara, in the northeasternmost part of the Canary Islands, the Chinijo Archipelago....
).

Its capital is the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a Spain city on the island, Gran Canaria, which is one of the Canary Islands located 210 kilometers off the northwestern coast of the African continent within the Atlantic Ocean....
, on the island of Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria is an island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean 210 km from the northwest coast of Africa. It is located southeast of Tenerife and west of Fuerteventura....
, which is also one of the capitals of the autonomous community. About 38.5% of the provincial population of 1,011,928 (2005) live in the capital. There are 34 municipalities in the province; see List of municipalities in Las Palmas
List of municipalities in Las Palmas

This is a list of the municipalities in the provinces of Spain of Las Palmas in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain.r>Name'Pop.'Island...
. Their total land area is 4,065.78 kmē (1,569.8 sq mi), representing 54.6 percent of the Canary Islands' total land.

Las Palmas contains the Parque Nacional Timanfaya on the island of Lanzarote.

The other half of the archipelago is the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province)

Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a Provinces of Spain, consisting of the western part of the autonomous communities of Spain of the Canary Islands....
.

External links

  • (the portal of Lanzarote Island, in Spanish/English/French/German)