Autonomous community Canary Islands

The Canary Islands is an archipelago that forms one of the Autonomous Communities of Spain. The islands are located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara.

The islands are: Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, Alegranza, La Graciosa and Montana Clara.
The most populated island is Tenerife (approximately one million inhabitants) and after it is the island of Gran Canaria.

The status of capital city is shared by the cities of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - both are capitals respectively of the provinces of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas. The third largest city of the Canary Islands is Partido Judicial de La Laguna (known also as San Cristobal de La Laguna) on the island of Tenerife.

The climate is sub-tropical with longer hot days in summer and cool in winter.

Islands and their municipalities:

Island of Tenerife:
Adeje, Arafo, Arico, Arona, Buenavista del Norte, Candelaria, Fasnia, Garachico, Granadilla de Abona, La Guancha, Guía de Isora, Güímar, Icod de los Vinos, La Matanza de Acentejo, La Orotava, Puerto de la Cruz, Los Realejos, El Rosario, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, San Juan de la Rambla, San Miguel de Abona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santa Ursula, Santiago del Teide, El Sauzal, Los Silos, Tacoronte, El Tanque, Tegueste, La Victoria de Acentejo, Vilaflor

Island of Fuerteventura:  Antigua, Betancuria, La Oliva, Pájara, Puerto del Rosario, Tuineje

Island of Gran CanariaAgaete, Agüimes, Artenara, Arucas, Firgas, Gáldar, Ingenio, Mogán, Moya, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, San Nicolás de Tolentino, Sta. Brígida, Sta. Lucía de Tirajana, Santa María de Guía, Tejeda, Telde, Teror, Valleseco, Valsequillo, Vega de San Mateo

Island of Lanzarote: Arrecife, Haría, San Bartolomé, Teguise, Tías, Tinajo, Yaiza

Island of La Palma: Barlovento, Breña Baja, Breña Alta, El Paso, Fuencaliente, Garafía, Los Llanos de Aridane, Villa de Mazo, Puntagorda, Puntallana, San Andrés y Sauces, S/C de La Palma, Tazacorte, Tijarafe

Island of La Gomera: Agulo, Alajeró, San Sebastián de la Gomera, Hermigua, Valle Gran Rey, Vallehermoso

Island of El Hierro: Frontera, Valverde, El Pinar

Island of Alegranza:The island is part of the municipality of Teguise on Lanzarote

Island of La Graciosa:

Island of Montana Clara:

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Other transliteration(s): Comunidad Autonoma de Canarias, Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias, Avtonomnaja oblast` Kanarskikh Ostrovov,Canarias,Canaries,Canary Islands,Comunidad Autonoma Canaria,Comunidad Autónoma Canaria,Comunidad Canaria,Iles Canaries,Illes Canaries,Illes Canàries,Islas Afortunadas,Islas Canarias,Kanaria,Kanariaj Insuloj,Kanariansaaret,Kanarieoearna,Kanarieöarna,Kanarioyane,Kanarioyene,Kanarische Inseln,Kanariøyane,Kanariøyene,Kanarskie Ostrova,kanaria zhu dao,kanariasu,Îles Canaries,?????????? ??????? ????????? ????????,????????? ???????,?????,??????
Latitude: 28.0000000
Longtitude: -15.5000000
Area Size: 7447km2
Populations: 2155546 inhabitants

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Tenerife Carnival (end of February); Siam Park water-park; Monkey Zoo Park; Los Cristianos beach resort; Loro Parque ZOO; Submarine Safaris; Birds Paradise; The Auditorio de Tenerife; volcano Mount Teide; Los Gigantes beach resort; Church Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario; Church San Juan Bautista; Church of Santiago; Mogan beach; Volcano de Teneguia; Feast of the Almond Bloom (end of January, begining of February); Castillo de Santa Barbara; Rotonda El Acueducto; Santa Catalina Royal Castle; Church of Our Lady of Candelaria; ...

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Tacoronte: tacoronte.es
Barlovento: la Palma Barlovento
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