Gáldar

Gáldar municipality
	The Pico de Gáldar with part of the city
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Canary Islands
Province :	Las Palmas
Island:	Gran Canaria
Coordinates	28 ° 8 ′ N , 15 ° 39 ′ W Coordinates: 28 ° 8 ′ N , 15 ° 39 ′ W
Height :	43 msnm
Area :	61.59 km²
Residents :	24,242 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	393.6 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	E – 35460 (Gáldar) ; E – 35468 (Saucillo) ; E – 35469 (Puerto de Sardina) ; E – 35350 (Juncalillo) ; E – 35488 (San Isidro)
Municipality number ( INE ):	35009
administration
Mayor :	Manuel Godoy Melián ( PP ) (as of 2007)
Address of the municipal administration:	Plaza de Santiago, 1 ; 35460 - Gáldar
Website :	www.galdar.es
Location of the municipality

Gáldar is a municipality on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria . Gáldar has 24,242 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) on an area of 65.10 km².

Gáldar is located west of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and north of Puerto Rico . The neighboring municipalities are Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria in the east, Artenara in the south and Agaete in the southwest.

Districts

Atalaya

Residents

year	Residents	Population density
1991	20,656	-
1996	21,704	-
2001	22,154	357.3 inhabitants / km²
2002	22,677	-
2003	22,763	369.6 inhabitants / km²
2004	22,922	371.1 inhabitants / km²
2005	23,201	376.7 inhabitants / km

economy

In the past, sugar cane was mainly grown in the area around Gáldar ; today, bananas , potatoes , tomatoes , onions and flowers are grown in the region . In addition, goats , sheep and cattle are raised . Food is processed in several smaller companies. For centuries, the cheese made from sheep, goat or cow milk from Gáldar and its neighboring municipalities of Santa María de Guía and Moya has been known for its quality.

Around 20 percent of employees work in the construction industry, over 50 percent in the service sector. Tourism plays an increasing role.

history

Before the Spanish conquest, Gáldar was one of two capitals of the Canarios , the indigenous people of Gran Canaria, along with Telde . The last Guanarteme tenesor Semidán was captured by the Castilians, brought to Cordoba and baptized with the name Fernando Guanarteme . The place was called Villa de Santiago de los Caballeros de Gáldar by the Castilian conquerors , its patron saint is James the Elder .

Attractions

Museo y Parque Arqueológico Cueva Pintada : Here cult caves and houses of the indigenous people were uncovered and can be visited.
Iglesia Matriz de Santiago de los Caballeros; Main church

Tower of the Church of Gáldar

Web links

Commons : Gáldar - collection of images, videos and audio files

ISTAC (Statistical Department of the Regional Government of the Canary Islands)

Individual evidence

↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
↑ Juan Álvarez Delgado: Instituciones políticas indígenas de la isla de Gran Canaria - Guaires y cantones. Guanartemes y reinos . In: Anuario de estudios atlánticos . tape , No. 28 , 1982, ISSN 0570-4065 , pp. 290 ff . (Spanish, dialnet.unirioja.es [accessed February 13, 2017]).

[1] Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).

[2] Juan Álvarez Delgado: Instituciones políticas indígenas de la isla de Gran Canaria - Guaires y cantones. Guanartemes y reinos . In: Anuario de estudios atlánticos . tape , No. 28 , 1982, ISSN 0570-4065 , pp. 290 ff . (Spanish, dialnet.unirioja.es [accessed February 13, 2017]).