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San Matías
Canary Islandsvillage
Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
San Matías, a village in Canary Islands, Spain, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Located at 28.440°, -16.298°, San Matías occupies a subtropical portion of the northern hemisphere. The location receives about 1,904 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Canary Islands ChiffchaffPhylloscopus canariensis (Hartwig, 1886) · Aves3,030
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,513
- Island CanarySerinus canaria (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,359
- African Blue TitCyanistes teneriffae (Lesson, 1831) · Aves1,933
- Rock PigeonColumba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves1,909
- Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,858
- Canary Islands ChaffinchFringilla canariensis Vieillot, 1817 · Aves1,463
- Gallot's lizardGallotia galloti (Oudart, 1839) · Squamata1,410
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2019-01-1833 km NW of Agaete, Spain
- M 3.5 — 2008-05-1323 km E of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- M 2.8 — 2008-01-155 km ESE of Fasnia, Spain
- M 2.7 — 2008-01-0728 km SE of Fasnia, Spain
- M 3 — 2007-12-2729 km ESE of Fasnia, Spain
- M 2.7 — 2007-11-0724 km ESE of Fasnia, Spain
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here










People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Canary Islands
- San Luis Gonzaga0.3 mi away
- Taco0.5 mi away · pop. 25,446
- San Jerónimo0.6 mi away
- La Cuesta2 mi away · pop. 27,576
- San Cristóbal de La Laguna3.3 mi away · pop. 31,660
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife3.4 mi away · pop. 148,812
- La Esperanza4.3 mi away · pop. 3,486
- Las Rosas4.4 mi away · pop. 1,043
- El Ortigal4.8 mi away · pop. 2,006
- El Portezuelo Alto4.9 mi away · pop. 1,110
- Jardina5.5 mi away · pop. 1,415
- Barranco de las Lajas5.7 mi away · pop. 1,886
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of San Matías, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org