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Agüimes
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Municipal location in Gran Canaria
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Coordinates: 27°54′N 15°27′W / 27.900°N 15.450°W / 27.900; -15.450
Country	Spain
Autonomous Region	Canary Islands
Province	Las Palmas
Island	Gran Canaria
Area
• Total	79.28 km (30.61 sq mi)
Elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Population
• Total	31,152
• Density	390/km (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Climate	BWh
Website	www.aguimes.es

Agüimes is a Spanish town and municipality in the eastern part of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands.

Presentation

Agüimes is situated 5 km from the coast, and 26 km south of the island capital Las Palmas. The GC-1 motorway passes east of the town.

The population is 30,214 (2013), and the area is 79.28 km². The elevation is 275 m.

Evolution of the population

Climate

Economy

The major growth of the last few years has been the creation of a huge industrial estate on flat land once covered by tomato plantations. This has brought new jobs and industries into the area and has spurred the development of a new purpose-built port which is due to open in 2007.

Tourism

The district was not at one time a major tourist destination, but after the careful restoration of the old town, this has become the best example of a traditional Canarian hill town. The streets of the old town exude a gentle, relaxed, timeless atmosphere, and the carefully positioned street statues and sculptures add a series of surprises to a visit to the old town. The local plan for 'rural tourism' has led to the development of other small visitor centres on the district, the biggest of which is in the Guayadeque ravine. This area has many cave houses dating back hundreds of years, and a complete village excavated into the hillside, still occupied today, with its own cave chapel, cave bar and cave restaurants.

The Temisas Astronomical Observatory, on Montaña de Arriba near Temisas, is a popular visitor attraction, offering regular events related to astronomy.

Sports

Sporting activities are also very important in the area, with its windsurfing and scuba diving recognized as "world-class". The windsurfing world cup at Pozo Izquierdo is an important event on the PWA World Tour. The whole of the coast in this area can provide challenging windsurfing conditions at any time of the year.

The main area for scuba diving in Gran Canaria is in the area known as the 'El Cabrón' marine reserve, next to the town of Arinaga. The diving in this area includes caves, arches, walls and volcanic reefs where an extremely wide range of sub-tropical marine species can be found, from tiny seahorses up to rays and angel sharks.

Heritage sites

In the centre of the town, the large, domed Church of San Sebastián [es] in Plaza Nuestra Señora del Rosario is a noted example of Canarian Neoclassical architecture. Construction of the church started in 1796 and it was only completed in 1940.

Twenty-three kilometres (14 miles) south-west of Agüimes on the south coast of the island there stands a full-scale replica of the San Sebastián Church. It was erected in 2014 by the hotelier Eustasio López González [es], who originated from Agüimes, as part of a luxury hotel complex, the Lopesan Costa Meloneras Hotel in Maspalomas. The hotel consists of buildings designed in a Canarian Spanish Colonial Revival style to recreate the historic environment of Agüimes, including a copy of the church.

The Agüimes municipality's territory is rich in historical sites, among which the El Maipés necropolis in Agaete is a well-known site. The caves and granaries of the Audience site in Temisas and the caves and hillocks in Avila have been declared Sites of cultural interest in 2016.

Gallery

• Aguimes 2016
• Aguimes 2016
• Aguimes 2016
• Aguimes 2016
• Templo Parroquial de San Sebastián
• The Temisas Observatory

See also

• List of municipalities in Las Palmas

References

1. ^ Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
3. Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived April 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, population
4. "Worldwide Bioclimatic Classification System - Esp. Las Palmas - Aguimes -Las Palmas".
5. "Temisas Astronomical Observatory in GRAN CANARIA". Observatorio Astronómico de Temisas. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
6. bamsey, james. "Why El Cabron is world class". Leagues Ahead Diving. Sophie Keningale.
7. "PWA WORLD WINDSURFING TOUR: Detail".
8. Corne, Lucy (2010). DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Gran Canaria. Dorling Kindersley Limited. p. 38. ISBN 9781405350266. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
9. Quintana, Teresa Aguiar; Canino, Rosa M. Batista (2017). Successful Case Studies in the Canary Islands' Tourism Industry. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 72–73. ISBN 9781527502789. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
10. (in Spanish) Notice on the caves and granaries of the Audience site in Temisas, and on the caves and hillocks in Avila" (Cuevas y Graneros de la Audiencia de Temisas y Cuevas y Morros de Ávila). Municipality of Aguimes - Notice, July 25, 2016.

External links

• Agüimes.es Website of the local council (Ayuntamiento de Agüimes)

v t e Places adjacent to Agüimes
Valsequillo de Gran Canaria Ingenio Agüimes Atlantic Ocean Santa Lucía de Tirajana

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Governance	Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands Province of Las Palmas Cabildo insular
Municipalities	Agaete Puerto de las Nieves Agüimes Artenara Arucas Firgas Gáldar Ingenio Mogán Arguineguín Puerto de Mogán Puerto Rico Moya Las Palmas San Agustin San Bartolomé de Tirajana Fataga Maspalomas Playa del Inglés Sonnenland San Fernando San Nicolás de Tolentino Sta. Brígida Sta. Lucía de Tirajana Vecindario Sta. María de Guía Tejeda Telde Teror Valleseco Valsequillo Vega de San Mateo
History	Pre-colonial Conquest of the Canary Islands Battle of Las Palmas Timeline of Las Palmas People from Gran Canaria
Nature	Birds Alvania grancanariensis Gran Canaria blue chaffinch Reptiles Gran Canaria giant lizard Gran Canaria skink Mammals Invertebrates Alvania grancanariensis Maspalomas bow-legged grasshopper
Landmarks and attractions	Ancient sites El Maipés Necropolis Four Doors cave site, Telde Painted Cave, Galdar Caves of Valeron Natural sites Bandama Caldera Fuente de los Azulejos Guayadeque ravine Pico de las Nieves Pilancones Roque Nublo General Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo Palmitos Park Church of San Juan Bautista (Arucas) Las Palmas Cathedral Maspalomas Dunes Atlantic Center of Modern Art Museo Canario Elder Museum of Science and Technology Temisas Astronomical Observatory Yumbo Centrum
Transport	Air Gran Canaria Airport Public transport Autoridad Única del Transporte de Gran Canaria Global Guaguas Municipales Tren de Gran Canaria (planned) Roads GC1 GC2 GC31 GC4 GC5 Sea Puerto de la Luz Port of Las Nieves Trasmediterránea Fred Olsen Express
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Education and science	Hospital Insular Schools in Las Palmas University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Maspalomas Station
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v t e Municipalities in the province of Las Palmas
Gran Canaria	Agaete Agüimes La Aldea de San Nicolás Artenara Arucas Firgas Gáldar Ingenio Mogán Moya Las Palmas San Bartolomé de Tirajana Santa Brígida Santa Lucía de Tirajana Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria Tejeda Telde Teror Valleseco Valsequillo de Gran Canaria Vega de San Mateo
Lanzarote	Arrecife Haría San Bartolomé Teguise Tías Tinajo Yaiza
Fuerteventura	Antigua Betancuria La Oliva Pájara Puerto del Rosario Tuineje

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