Las Palmas is a
province of
Spain, consisting of the eastern part of the
autonomous community of the
Canary Islands. It consists of about half of the
Atlantic archipelago, including the islands of
Gran Canaria,
Fuerteventura, and
Lanzarote.
Its capital is the city of Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria, which is also co-capital of the autonomous community. About 38.5% of the provincial population of 979,606 (2003) live in the capital. There are 34 municipalities in the province; see List of municipalities in Las Palmas.
Las Palmas contains the Parque Nacional Timanfaya on the island of Lanzarote.
The other half of the archipelago makes up the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
External links: Pictures of Gran Canaria http://home.worldonline.nl/~hharmsen/
Last updated: 05-01-2005 03:44:41