Vega de San Mateo, Las Palmas
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| Municipality of Vega de San Mateo | |
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| Autonomous region: | Canary Islands Canary Islands The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union... |
| Province: | Las Palmas Las Palmas (province) The Province of Las Palmas is a province of Spain, consisting of the eastern part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands.-Composition:... |
| Island: | 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... |
| Area Area Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat... : |
37.85 km² some reads 38.15 km² |
| Population Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... : |
7,617 (2004) |
| Population density Population density Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans... : |
199.66/km² |
| Elevation Elevation The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface .... : Lowest: Centre: Highest: |
southern part 850 m snorthern part |
| Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... : |
28.01667/28°1' N lat. 15.51667/15°31' W long. |
| Municipal code: | E-35033 |
| Car designation: | GC until 2001 |
Vega de San Mateo (latter part Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
meaning Saint Matthew is a Canarian municipality in the eastern portion 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...
in the Las Palmas
Las Palmas (province)
The Province of Las Palmas is a province of Spain, consisting of the eastern part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands.-Composition:...
province in the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
. The population is 7,617 (ISTAC, 2004), its density is 199.66/km² and the area is 37.89 km². Vega de San Mateo is located SW of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and W of Telde and is on a road linking to the capital as well as Telde and the northwestern part of Gran Canaria. The main industry are agriculture and tourism. Farmlands are situated in the valleys while the mountains covers most of Vega de San Mateo.
Geography
- Location:
- Latitude: 28.01667 (28°1') N
- Longitude: 15.51667 (15°31') W
- Altitude:
- Lowest: northeastern part
- Centre: 850 m
- Highest: southwestern part
Historical population
| Year | Population | Density |
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| 1991 | 6,153 | - |
| 1996 | 7,316 | - |
| 2001 | 6,979 | 183.65/km² |
| 2002 | 7,575 | - |
| 2003 | 7,610 | 200.85/km² |
| 2004 | 7,617 | 199.66/km² |
Other
Vega de San Mateo has schools, lyceums, a few gymnasia, churches, a post office and squares (plaza).External links
- Map and aerial photos
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- Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
- Coordinates: 28°1′0"N 15°31′0"W
See also
| North: Teror Teror Teror is a Canarian municipality in the northern portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. Teror is a suburb of Las Palmas city... |
Northeast: Santa Brígida Santa Brígida, Las Palmas Villa de Santa Brígida is a Canarian municipality in the northeastern portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Province of Las Palmas of the Canary Islands. The suburbs of Las Palmas. The population is 18,817 , its density is 790.3/km² and the area is 23.81 km²... |
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| West: Valleseco Valleseco, Las Palmas Valleseco is a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands. It is in the northcentral part of Gran Canaria. Valleseco means "dry valley" in Spanish, but its name is misleading, since it is actually one of the wettest municipalities of the island.... |
Vega de San Mateo | East: Valsequillo de Gran Canaria Valsequillo de Gran Canaria Valsequillo de Gran Canaria is a Canarian municipality in the eastern portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. The population is 8,381 , its density is 214.07/km² and the area is 39.15 km². Valsequillo is situated in a mountain setting... |
| Southwest: Tejeda | South: 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... |