VALSEQUILLO DE GRAN CANARIA

'Municipality of Valsequillo de Gran Canaria'
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Statistics
Autonomous region:	Canary Islands
Province:	Las Palmas
Island:	Gran Canaria
Area:	39.15 km² some reads 38.43 km²
Population:	8,498 ''(2004)''
Population density:	221.13/km²
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	eastern part 558 m southwestern part
Location:	27.8667/27°58' N lat. 15.5/15°30' W long.
Municipal code:	E-35031
Car designation:	GC until 2001

'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. Vega de San Mateo is a suburb of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The population is 8,381 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 214.07/km² and the area is 39.15 km². Valsequillo is situated in a mountain setting. Valsequillo is located SW of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and W of Teide and is on a road linking it to the capital as well as Teide, Vega de San Mateo and the northwestern part of Gran Canaria. The main industries are agriculture and tourism. Farmland is situated in the valleys, while the mountains cover most of Valsequillo.

Contents

Geography

Historical population

Other

External links

See also

Geography

★ Location:

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★ Latitude: 28.01 (28°1') N

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★ Longitude: 15.55 (15°33') W

★ Altitude:

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★ Lowest: eastern part

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★ Centre: 558 m

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★ Highest: southwestern part

Historical population

Year	Population	Density
1991	6.374	162,8/km²
1996	7.796	199,1/km²
1998	7.710	196,9/km²
1999	7.905	201,9/km²
2000	8.049	205,6/km²
2001	8.139	207,9/km²
2002	8.311	212,3/km²
2003	8.381	214,1/km²
2004	8.498	217,1/km²
2005	8.659	221,2/km²
2006	8.583	219,2/km²

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Other

Valsequillo has schools, lyceums, a few gymnasia, churches, a post office and squares (''plaza'').

External links

★ Official site

★ 'Map and aerial photos'

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★ Street map from Mapquest. MapPoint or 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:' Santa Brígida	'Northeast:' Telde
'West:' Vega de San Mateo	'Valsequillo'	'East:' Telde
	'South:' San Bartolomé de Tirajana	'Southeast:' Ingenio