ARTENARA, LAS PALMAS

'Municipality of Artenara'
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Statistics
Autonomous region:	Canary Islands
Province:	Las Palmas
Island:	Gran Canaria
Area:	66.7 km² some reads 66.81 km²
Population:	1,469 ''(2004)''
Population density:	21.99/km²
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	western part 1,270 m Pozo de las Nievas (1,949 m)
Location:	28.2/28°1'15" N lat. 15.61667/15°37' W long.
Municipal code:	E-35005
Car designation:	GC until 2001

'Artenara' is a Canarian municipality in the west/central and the central portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. The population is 1,357 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 20.34/km² and the area is 66.7 km². Artenara is the smallest parish in population Artenara is situated in the mountains and the valley area that is mainly covered with greenspaces and forests. The boundary stretches to the mountaintop. The mountains covers much of the municipality, and farmlands are within Artenara and its valleys. Artenara is located SW of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, W of Valleseco, W Teide, N of Puerto Rico and S of Arucas and is accessed with several main roads. The main industries are agriculture and tourism. Artenara is north of the tourist area of the southern part of the island.

Contents

Geography and Information

Historical population

Other

External links

See also

Geography and Information

★ Location:

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★ Latitude: 28.02 (28°1'15') N

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★ Longitude: 15.61667 (15°37') W

★ Altitude:

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★ Lowest: Atlantic Ocean

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★ Centre: 1,270 m

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★ Highest: Pozo de Las Nievas (1,949 m)

★ Name of inhabitants: -

★ Postal code: -

Historical population

Year	Population	Density
1991	1,105	-
1996	1,250	-
2001	1,319	19.68/km²
2002	1,394	-
2003	1,357	20.34/km²
2004	1,469	21.99/km²

Other

Artenara has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, churches, a post office and a square (''plaza'').

External links

★ Artenara tourism

★ 'Map and aerial photos'

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★ Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint, Google or Yahoo! Maps

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★ Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available

★ Coordinates:

See also

★ List of municipalities in Las Palmas

'Northwest:' ''Atlantic Ocean''	'North:' Agaete	'Northeast:' Gáldar
'West:' San Nicolás de Tolentino	'Artenara'	'East:' Tejeda
	'South:' Tejeda	'Southeast:' Tejeda