Agaete

Agaete
Agaete
Municipality
	Puerto de las Nieves; (Port of the Snows)
	Flag Coat of arms
	Nickname: culeto
	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 / 28.100°N 15.700°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous Region	Canary Islands
Province	Las Palmas
Island	Gran Canaria
Government
Area
• Total	45.50 km2 (17.57 sq mi)
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	5,573
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Climate	BWh
Website	Ayuntamiento de Agaete

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

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.

Gallery

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)

References

^ ^a ^b Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived April 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, population

External links

Ayuntamiento de Agaete
Photos of Agaete, including Puerto de Las Nieves and the valley, "El Valle"

[area-1] Instituto Canario de Estadística, area

[2] Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

[pop-3] Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived April 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, population

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