Official Name: | Agaete |
Nickname: | culeto |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Las Palmas#Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Las Palmas |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Canary Islands |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Las Palmas |
Subdivision Type3: | Island |
Subdivision Name3: | Gran Canaria |
Leader Name: | Juan Ramón Martín Trujillo (PSOE) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 45.50 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 28.1°N -57°W |
Elevation M: | 43 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | BWh |
Website: | Ayuntamiento de Agaete |
Agaete is a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands, Spain.
It is in the north-west of Gran Canaria island, and is enclosed by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Gáldar to the north-east, and Artenara to the south. Agaete's area is 45.5km2[1] with a population of (2003).[2]
The port of Agaete, Puerto de las Nieves, used to be the preferred place to get a view of El Dedo de Dios, a natural monument on the coastline, before the latter was destroyed during tropical storm Delta in November 2005. The port is a common end point for day tours from more touristic areas of the island.
El Maipes necropolis is on the outskirts of the town, in the south-east near the football ground.