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Gran Canaria

Administration

Full name	Gran Canaria
Settlement type	Island
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Canary Islands
Province	Las Palmas
Capital and Largest City	Las Palmas (Pop. 381,847)
Geography
Total Area	602.2 sq mi (1560 km2)
Demography
Total Population	838,397 (+) (2010)
Density (pop.)	537.4/km² (1391.9/sq mi)
Ethnicities	Spanish, other minority groups
Other information
Time zone	UTC (UTC0)
- Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (UTC+1)
Highest Point	Pico de Las Nieves (1949 m (6394.4 ft))

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Gran Canaria (-esɡɾaŋ kaˈna.ɾja; originally meaning 'Great [Island] of Dogs') is the second most populous island of the Canary Islands, with a population of 838,397 which constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago. Located in the Atlantic Ocean about 150 kilometers (~93 miles) off the northwestern coast of Africa and about 1350 km (~838 miles) from Europe.

The capital of the island, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is also the largest city and the capital of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands.

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