Playa del Inglés is a sea resort in the south coast of the island of Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria is the second most populous island of the Canary Islands, with a population of 838,397 which constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago...

. It is a zone part of Maspalomas

Maspalomas

MaspalomasCountry:Autonomous Community:Province: Las PalmasIsland: Gran CanariaMunicipality: San Bartolomé de TirajanaPopulation:33,000 Coordinates:Time zone:CET, UTC+1Elevation:5 amslPostal code:35290Map...

, in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana

San Bartolomé de Tirajana

San Bartolomé de Tirajana is a Canarian municipality in the southeastern portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands...

, and is a popular tourist attraction, particularly among the gay

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 community in Northern Europe

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Overview

It has a long beach made of tall sand dunes, and is connected with other beach towns including San Agustín

San Agustin, Las Palmas

San Agustin is a sea resort in the south coast of the island of Gran Canaria. It is a zone part of Maspalomas, in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana.-Overview:...

 and Maspalomas

Maspalomas

MaspalomasCountry:Autonomous Community:Province: Las PalmasIsland: Gran CanariaMunicipality: San Bartolomé de TirajanaPopulation:33,000 Coordinates:Time zone:CET, UTC+1Elevation:5 amslPostal code:35290Map...

 in the touristic centre of the island.

The population was 17,158 in 2002, and growing. Hotels, restaurants, taverns and villas are aligned with its beach.

Playa del Inglés is linked with the old highway linking Puerto de Mogán and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and with the GC1

GC1 (Gran Canaria)

The GC1 is a superhighway on the island of Gran Canaria. It links the capital Las Palmas in the north with Puerto Rico in the south. It is the fastest route from the top of the island to the bottom and vice versa with a top speed limit of 120 km/h...

 superhighway with an interchange to the north.

Until the arrival of tourism, agriculture was the main industry in the area. Currently, after tourism, the leading industries are business and agriculture. The mountains can be seen to the north.

Structures

• Playa del Inglés has schools, lyceum
  Lyceum
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  s (secondary or high schools), gymnasiums, churches, banks and plaza
  Plaza
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  s.