ARUCAS, LAS PALMAS

'Municipality of Arucas'
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Statistics
Autonomous region:	Canary Islands
Province:	Las Palmas
Island:	Gran Canaria
Area:	33.01 km² some reads 33.39 km²
Population:	33,701 ''(2004)''
Population density:	1,009.31/km²
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean 240 m southern part
Location:	28.11667/28°7' N lat. 15.51667/15°31' W long.
Municipal code:	E-35006
Car designation:	GC until 2001

'Arucas' is a Canary Islands municipality in the province of Las Palmas. It is situated in the north of Gran Canaria. Arucas is a suburb of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Arucas's area is 33.01 km² with a population of about 33,701 (ISTAC, 2003) and its density is 1,009.31/km² making the second most populated municipality in the island.
Arucas is situated in the mountains and the valleys, the farmlands cover parts of Arucas, the mountains cover the southern part and the valleys in the northern part. Farmlands are within the coastline, the Atlantic Ocean lies to the north. Arucas is located W of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and serves an interchange with the GC2, N of the GC30, E of Gáldar and NW of Telde. The main industry are agriculture, businesses and tourism.

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Geography

Historical population

Other

External links

See also

Geography

★ Location:

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★ Latitude: 29.11667 (29°7") N

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★ Longitude: 15.51667 (15°31') W

★ Altitude:

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★ Lowest: Atlantic Ocean

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★ Centre: 240 m

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★ Highest: southern part

★ Name of inhabitants: Aruquenses

★ Postal code: -

Historical population

Year	Population	Density
1991	26,974	-
1996	29,179	-
2001	32,466	983.81/km²
2002	32,917	-
2003	33,449	1,013.3/km²
2004	33,701	1,009.31/km²

Other

Arucas has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, churches: the famous arucas ''cathedral'' , a post office and squares (''plazas'').

External links

★ English version of Arucas tourism site

★ '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

★ Grand Canary

★ List of municipalities in Las Palmas

'Northwest:' Moya	'North:' ''Atlantic Ocean''
'West:' Firgas	'Arucas'	'East:' Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
	'South:'