Agaete

Agaete
—  Municipality  —
Municipal location in Gran Canaria
Agaete Location in the Canary Islands
Coordinates: 28°6′N 15°42′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous Region	Canary Islands
Province	Las Palmas
Island	Gran Canaria
Area
• Total	45.5 km2 (17.6 sq mi)
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Population (2003)
• Total	5,635
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)
Website	Ayuntamiento de Agaete

Agaete is a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands, Spain. It is in the northwest of Gran Canaria island, enclosed by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Gáldar to the northeast, and Artenara to the south. Agaete's area is 45,50 km² with a population of 5,635 (2003) and its population density is 123.85/km².

Agaete used to be the preferred city to get a view of El Dedo de Dios, a natural monument on the coastline, before the latter was destroyed during Tropical Storm Delta in November 2005.

Historical population

Year	Population	Density
1991	5,269	-
1996	6,028	-
2001	5,202	113.08/km²
2002	5,649	-
2003	5,635	123.85/km²
2004	5,511	122.2/km²

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Agaete
• Photos of Agaete, including Puerto de Las Nieves and the valley, "El Valle".

See also

• Gran Canaria
• List of municipalities in Las Palmas