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Las Palmas

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Las Palmas

Total population

302,316

Air quality index

28Good
Coordinates28.13°, -15.43°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Las Palmas, officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands in Spain. With a population of 383,516 as of 2024, it is the ninth-largest city in Spain. It is also the fifth-most populous urban area in Spain and, depending on sources, ninth or tenth most populous metropolitan area in Spain.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
28.1289
Longitude
-15.4349
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
28
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
13.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
67
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
70,515
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Canary Islands Chiffchaff
    Phylloscopus canariensis (Hartwig, 1886) · Aves
    3,998
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    3,497
  • Island Canary
    Serinus canaria (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,329
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,909
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    2,718
  • African Blue Tit
    Cyanistes teneriffae (Lesson, 1831) · Aves
    2,417
  • Eurasian Kestrel
    Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,048
  • Yellow-legged Gull
    Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
    1,935

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
95
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2026-05-22

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Manuel Pablo
Manuel Pablo
Spanish footballer
J
Jesús Pérez Rodríguez
Spanish priest (1936-2021)
Luis Carlos Croissier
Luis Carlos Croissier
Spanish politician
E
Eva Montesdeoca
Spanish basketball player
T
Tonono
Spanish footballer (1943-1975)
A
Agustín Millares Sall
Spanish poet (1917–1989)
Alexandra Rodriguez Long
Alexandra Rodriguez Long
Spanish pair skater
Alexis Trujillo
Alexis Trujillo
Spanish footballer
A
Andrés Alberto Hernández Socas
Spanish footballer
A
Antonio Farré
actor
A
Antonio Robaina
Spanish footballer
A
Armiche Ortega
Spanish footballer
A
Arturo Lang-Lenton
Spanish swimmer
A
Aythami Ruano
Spanish judoka
B
Beatriz Mendoza
Spanish Paralympic athlete
Nicolás Estévanez
Nicolás Estévanez
Spanish politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.14
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,875

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
2,792
Avg daily Wikipedia views
93
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Las Palmas

Plan general municipal de ordenación de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas (Canary Islands) · 1997
[Letter] Las Palmas, Canary Islands, April 28, 1926
Mabel Carney · 1926
Some contributions to the geology of La Palma, Canary Islands
Hans Hausen · 1969
Atlántica
Antonio Zaya · 2003
Canariasmediafest 06
Canariasmediafest (12th 2006 Las Palmas, Canary Islands) · 2006
Proceedings
World Conference on Mathematics at the Service of Man (2nd 1982 Las Palmas, Canary Islands) · 1982
La décima popular en la tradición hispánica
Simposio Internacional sobre la Décima (1992 Las Palmas, Canary Islands) · 1994
Las redes de transporte desde un enfoque multidisciplinar
Congreso NECTAR (8th 2005 Las Palmas, Canary Islands) · 2007

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INE — Spanish National Statistics

INE code
35
Population (Wikidata)
1,154,453
Wikidata
Q95080

Municipality codes via Wikidata P772

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • INE — Spanish national statistics, municipality code via Wikidata P772
  • • INE — Spanish National Statistics — Municipality codes via Wikidata P772