Tías, Las Palmas

Tías, Las Palmas

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The town has a population of 15,636 ( [http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/ ISTAC] , 2003), a density of 242 inhabitants per square kilometre and an area of 61.41 km². It is located southeast of the main highway linking Arrecife (the island capital) and Yaiza.

The main industry, by far, is tourism. Lanzarote's largest tourist resort, Puerto del Carmen, is entirely in the borough of Tías, and was the location of the first hotels ever built on the island.

Geography

*Location:
**Latitude: 28.95 (29°57') N
**Longitude: 13.65 (13°39') W
*Altitude:
**Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
**Centre: 200 m

*Post code: 35572

Other

Tías has a Primary Education school, a Further Education school, an indoor sports centre, a "terrero" (Canarian wrestling ring), three churches, a post office, a library, a small auditorium, a petrol station, various bakeries and a number of supermarkets, restaurants and bars.

Noted residents

The town of Tías is home to:
– José Saramago, Portuguese writer, playwright and journalist, Nobel Prize for Literature 1998.
– Alberto Vazquez-Figueroa, Spanish writer and novelist.
– Helen Lindes, Spanish model, Miss Spain 2000 and runner-up to Miss Universe 2000.
– Guillermina Fernández Díaz, born June 1902, the oldest Canary Island resident [

ee also

*List of municipalities in Las Palmas

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