Playa de Las Canteras
Reference urban beach in the capital, partly protected by the natural reef and key to reading the island's Atlantic frontage.
Municipalities and territories of Gran Canaria
Municipal map, territorial organisation and key places of Gran Canaria.
21 municipalitiesLas Palmas de Gran Canaria1,560 km2
This page reads Gran Canaria through its municipalities, main settlements, landscapes, heritage places and special territories.
Use the map and the place cards to connect municipal boundaries with concrete landmarks, coastal areas, uplands and local memory across Gran Canaria.
Municipal map
Municipal boundaries and main places of Gran Canaria.
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Key territorial places
Concrete places for reading landscape, heritage, coast, uplands and local memory without repeating the municipal list.
Catedral de Santa Ana y Vegueta
Foundational ensemble of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where religious architecture, civic power and early colonial memory are concentrated.
Risco Caído y montañas sagradas
UNESCO-recognized summit cultural landscape, linked to caves, granaries, sanctuaries and long-standing pastoral uses.
Roque Nublo
Basalt monolith in the Gran Canaria summit area and one of the most recognizable visual landmarks of the island interior.
Cueva Pintada
Archaeological site central to understanding the Indigenous settlement of Gran Canaria and ancient Agáldar.
Dunas de Maspalomas
Coastal dune system in southern Gran Canaria, where landscape, tourism and environmental conservation intersect very visibly.
Barranco de Guayadeque
Ravine with natural, archaeological and ethnographic value, marked by caves, traditional settlement and thermophilous vegetation.
Caldera de Bandama
Large volcanic crater in the island northeast, a reference point for reading recent relief and the area's wine-growing landscape.
Parque Natural de Tamadaba
Northwestern forest massif connecting pine forest, cliffs, ravines and views over Agaete and the western coast.
Pico de las Nieves
Summit viewpoint for reading Gran Canaria's central relief and the visual relationship between rock formations, ravines and pine forests.
Mirador del Balcón
Natural balcony over the western cliffs, useful for understanding the abrupt scale of La Aldea's coast.
Degollada de las Yeguas
Viewpoint towards the Fataga ravine and the island south, where the arid landscape offers another reading of Gran Canaria's interior.
Mercado del Puerto
Modernist building and historic market in the capital, linked to the urban life of Puerto de La Luz and La Isleta.
Gabinete Literario
Cultural institution and emblematic building in the historic centre of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Barranco de Guayedra
Coastal valley of Agaete with natural and historical value, related to the memory of Tenesor Semidán and the northwestern landscape.
Municipalities of Gran Canaria
Alphabetical order. Statistical data subject to ISTAC/INE validation.
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Agaete
Agaete is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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Agüimes
Agüimes is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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Artenara
Artenara is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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Arucas
Arucas is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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Firgas
Firgas is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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Gáldar
Gáldar is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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Ingenio
Ingenio is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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La Aldea de San Nicolás
La Aldea de San Nicolás is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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Mogán
Mogán is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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Moya
Moya is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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San Bartolomé de Tirajana
San Bartolomé de Tirajana is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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Santa Brígida
Santa Brígida is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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Santa Lucía de Tirajana
Santa Lucía de Tirajana is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria
Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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Tejeda
Tejeda is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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Telde
Telde is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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Teror
Teror is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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Valleseco
Valleseco is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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Valsequillo de Gran Canaria
Valsequillo de Gran Canaria is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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Vega de San Mateo
Vega de San Mateo is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
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