Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria is the third largest island in the and has the largest population. It's often described as a "continent in miniature" because it has so much variety to offer.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Las Palmas and Telde.

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de Gran Canaria, or just , is the capital of Gran Canaria, the largest city in the , and one of the largest cities in .

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is in . It is the second largest town on the island, with a population of 102,000 in 2022.

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is in . Its artisanal legacy is today one of its main attractions. This article also covers the neighbouring village of Agüimes. In 2023, and Agüimes were each home to about 32,000 people.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Eastern Gran Canaria and Southern Gran Canaria.

The eastern part of Gran Canaria is the economically most important part of the island. Traces of the "old Canaries" can be found here, where the oldest settlements of the Spaniards were.

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The southern part of Gran Canaria is the tourist center of the island. Here there is a 12 km long sandy beach and the Maspalomas dunes. The central mountains protect the area against clouds and trade winds.

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is a large tourist metropolis right next to Maspalomas, with beautiful dune beaches.

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is a holiday resort situated on the south-west coast of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria. Temperatures in the winter remain around 20-25 °C. There are less than three days per month of precipitation on average.

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is a picturesque fishing village and popular marina in the municipality of Mogán, set at the mouth of a steep-sided valley on the south-west coast of the island of Gran Canaria.

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is a sea resort on the south coast of the island of Gran Canaria, , . It is part of , in the municipality of .

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The northern part of the Gran Canaria is a mostly agricultural part of the island.

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The central part of Gran Canaria is part of a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Due to its sparse population, this volcanic-origin area is a popular destination among hikers.

Gran Canaria

Latitude of center
27.9726° or 27° 58′ 21″ north
Longitude of center
-15.5869° or 15° 35′ 13″ west
Population
838,000
Elevation
1,682 metres (5,518 feet)
Geo­Names ID
2517107
Wiki­data ID
Q178925
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Gran Canaria” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Gran Canaria”
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Καναρία νῆσος”
  • Arabic: “جران كناريا”
  • Arabic: “غران كناريا”
  • Arabic: “كناريا الكبرى”
  • Aragonese: “Gran Canaria”
  • Armenian: “Գրան Կանարիա”
  • Armenian: “Գրան-Կանարիա”
  • Asturian: “Gran Canaria”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qran-Kanariya”
  • Basque: “Kanaria Handi”
  • Basque: “Kanaria Handia”
  • Belarusian: “востраў Гран-Канарыя”
  • Belarusian: “Гран-Канарыя”
  • Breton: “Gran Canaria”
  • Bulgarian: “Гран Канария”
  • Catalan: “Gran Canaria”
  • Catalan: “Gran Canària”
  • Cebuano: “Isla de Gran Canaria”
  • Chinese: “大加那利岛”
  • Chinese: “大加那利島”
  • Croatian: “Gran Canaria”
  • Czech: “Gran Canaria”
  • Danish: “Gran Canaria”
  • Dutch: “Gran Canaria”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جران كناريا”
  • Esperanto: “Gran Canaria”
  • Esperanto: “Grankanario”
  • Estonian: “Gran Canaria”
  • Faroese: “Gran Canaria”
  • Finnish: “Gran Canaria”
  • French: “Gran Canaria”
  • French: “Grande Canarie”
  • Galician: “Gran Canaria”
  • Georgian: “გრან-კანარია”
  • German: “Gran Canaria”
  • German: “Miniaturkontinent Gran Canaria”
  • Greek: “Γκραν Κανάρια”
  • Hebrew: “גראן קנריה”
  • Hungarian: “Gran Canaria”
  • Icelandic: “Gran Canaria”
  • Inari Sami: “Gran Canaria”
  • Indonesian: “Gran Canaria”
  • Interlingue: “Gran Canaria”
  • Irish: “Gran Canaria”
  • Italian: “Gran Canaria”
  • Japanese: “グラン・カナリア”
  • Japanese: “グラン・カナリア島”
  • Kannada: “ಗ್ರ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ಕನೇರಿ ದ್ವೀಪ”
  • Korean: “그란 카나리아 섬”
  • Korean: “그란 카나리아”
  • Korean: “그란카나리아”
  • Korean: “그란카나리아섬”
  • Latin: “Canaria”
  • Latin: “Gran Canaria”
  • Latin: “Insula Canaria”
  • Latvian: “Grankanārija”
  • Lithuanian: “Gran Kanarija”
  • Luxembourgish: “Gran Canaria”
  • Macedonian: “Гран Канарија”
  • Malay: “Gran Canaria”
  • Marathi: “ग्रान केनेरिया”
  • Northern Frisian: “Gran Canaria”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gran Canaria”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grand Canaria”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Granka”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vulkanøya Gran Canaria”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gran Canaria”
  • Norwegian: “Gran Canaria”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Grand Canària”
  • Ossetian: “Гран-Канари”
  • Persian: “گران کاناریا”
  • Polish: “Gran Canaria”
  • Portuguese: “Grã Canária”
  • Portuguese: “Grã-canária”
  • Portuguese: “Grã-Canária”
  • Portuguese: “Gran canaria”
  • Portuguese: “Gran canária”
  • Portuguese: “Gran Canária”
  • Portuguese: “Grande canária”
  • Romanian: “Gran Canaria”
  • Russian: “Гран Канариа”
  • Russian: “Гран Канария”
  • Russian: “Гран-Канария”
  • Samogitian: “Gran Kanarėjė”
  • Sardinian: “Gran Canària”
  • Scots: “Gran Canaria”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Gran Canaria”
  • Serbian: “Гран Канарија”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Gran Canaria”
  • Slovak: “Gran Canaria”
  • Slovenian: “Gran Canaria”
  • Spanish: “Gran Canaria”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Gran Canaria”
  • Spanish: “Tamaran”
  • Spanish: “Tamarán”
  • Swahili: “Gran Canaria”
  • Swedish: “Gran Canaria”
  • Swedish: “Gran Kanaria”
  • Swedish: “Tamaran”
  • Swedish: “Tamarán”
  • Tatar: “Гран-Канария”
  • Thai: “เกาะกรันกานาเรีย”
  • Turkish: “Gran Canaria”
  • Ukrainian: “Гран-Канарія”
  • Urdu: “گران کیناریا”
  • Vietnamese: “Gran Canaria”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Gran Canaria”
  • Welsh: “Gran Canaria”
  • Western Mari: “Гран-Канари”
  • Wu Chinese: “大加那利岛”
  • Yoruba: “Gran Canaria”
  • Yoruba: “Grand Canary”
  • Yue Chinese: “大加那利島”
  • “Gran Kanarėjė”

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