SANTA LUCíA DE TIRAJANA

'Municipality of Santa Lucía de Tirajana'
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Autonomous region:	Canary Islands
Province:	Las Palmas
Island:	Gran Canaria
Area:	61.56 km² some reads 60.98 km²
Population:	53,820 ''(2004)''
Population density:	882.58/km²
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean 680 m western part (mountain)
Location:	27.85/27°51' N lat. 15.4667/15°28' W long.
Municipal code:	E-35022
Car designation:	GC until 2001

'Santa Lucía de Tirajana' (first part Spanish meaning Saint Lucia) is a Canarian municipality in the southeastern portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. Santa Lucía de Tirajana is a suburb of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The population is 53,820 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 882.58/km² and the area is 61.56 km². Santa Lucía de Tirajana is situated in the mountains and the valley area that are mainly covered with greens and forests. Barren land dominates the north while farmlands and an urban community lies to the southeast and the industrial area as well as the Atlantic Ocean. The residential area to the southeast that has more inhabitants than the town centre. Santa Lucía de Tirajana is located S of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Teide and NE of Puerto Rico and is accessed with the GC1 superhighway. The main industry are agriculture, some businesses and tourism.

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Geography

Historical population

Other

External links

See also

Geography

★ Location:

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★ Latitude: 27.85 (27°51') N

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★ Longitude: 15.57 (15°28') W

★ Altitude:

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★ Lowest: Atlantic Ocean

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★ Centre: 680 m

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★ Highest: about 900 to 1,000 m

★ Name of inhabitants: -

★ Postal code: -

Historical population

Year	Population	Density
1991	33,059	-
1996	40,127	-
2001	47,652	768.58/km²
2002	49,902	-
2003	52,684	855.82/km²
2004	53,820	882.58/km²

Other

Santa Lucía de Tirajana has schools, lyceums, a few gymnasia, churches, a post office and squares (''plaza'').

External links

★ Santa Lucía de Tirajana page of site

★ 'Map and aerial photos'

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★ Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint

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★ Google or Yahoo! Maps

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★ Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available

★ Coordinates:

See also

★ List of municipalities in Las Palmas

	'North:' Agüimes
'West:' San Bartolomé de Tirajana	'Santa Lucía de Tirajana'	'East:' ''Atlantic Ocean''
	'South:' San Bartolomé de Tirajana