Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria

Municipality of Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Canary Islands
Province :	Las Palmas
Island:	Gran Canaria
Coordinates	28 ° 8 ′ N , 15 ° 35 ′ W Coordinates: 28 ° 8 ′ N , 15 ° 35 ′ W
Height :	180 msnm
Area :	42.59 km²
Residents :	13,850 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	325.19 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	E-35450
Municipality number ( INE ):	35023
administration
Mayor :	Pedro Manuel Rodríguez Pérez ( CC - PNC ) (as of 2010)
Address of the municipal administration:	C / Eusebia de Armas, 4 ; 35450 - Santa María de Guía
Website :	www.santamariadeguia.es
Location of the municipality

Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria is a municipality on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria . It has 13,850 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) on an area of 42.1 km².

Santa María de Guía is located in the north of Gran Canaria, west of Las Palmas . The neighboring communities are Moya in the east and Gáldar in the south and west.

Residents

year	Residents	Population density
1991	12,383	290.7 inhabitants / km²
1996	13,117	308.0 inhabitants / km²
2001	13,893	326.2 inhabitants / km²
2002	14,171	332.7 inhabitants / km²
2003	14,355	337.1 inhabitants / km²
2004	14,107	331.2 inhabitants / km²
2005	14,086	330.7 inhabitants / km
2006	14,048	329.8 inhabitants / km
2007	14,081	330.6 inhabitants / km
2011	14.306	335.9 inhabitants / km
2017	13,924	326.9 inhabitants / km

history

The current city of Santa María de Guía was a district of Gáldar until 1526, where wealthy families settled. The sculptor José Luján Pérez (1756–1815) was born here in 1756 . A famous guest was the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns , who spent the winter in the city several times.

economy

The municipality of Santa María de Guía has fruit and vegetable plantations, but livestock is also raised. The dairy industry is important. A specialty of the region protected by the designation of origin " DOP " is the queso de flor , a cheese made from cow or sheep's milk, for the coagulation of which thistle blossoms are used, which gives it a typical bitter taste. Another important branch of the economy is handicrafts . The Cuchillos Canarios , the Canarian knives, are made in the city, which are characterized by particularly thin blades and inlaid handles.

Attractions

The city has a historical core that is one of the best preserved in Gran Canaria. It was therefore listed as a historical monument in 1982 . The oldest house is the Casa Quintana , built in the Canarian style in the 16th century . Opposite it is the late baroque parish church from the 18th century with neoclassical towers, in which some sculptures by José Luján Pérez can be found. Also noteworthy is the church of San Roque in the upper part of the old town.

In the area is the Cenobio de Valerón , an archaeological site of the Canarios (natives of Gran Canaria) . In a semicircular tufa quarry , they created a system of around 300 chambers dug into the stone, which they used as storage for grain and other essential goods.