| Gáldar | |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Spanish |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | Gáldar |
| 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 |
| Coordinates: | 28.1439°N -15.6503°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous Community |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Las Palmas |
| Subdivision Type3: | Island |
| Subdivision Name3: | Gran Canaria |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Teodoro Claret Sosa Monzón |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 61.59 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | (AMSL) |
| Elevation M: | 124 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +0 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST (GMT +1) |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +1 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 35460 |
| Area Code: | +34 (Spain) + 928 (Las Palmas) |
| Website: | www.galdar.es |
Gáldar is a town and a Spanish municipality in the north of the island of Gran Canaria in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Its population is (2013),[2] and the area is 61.59km².[1]
The town Gáldar is situated at the foot of the mountains, 2 km from the coast and 210NaN0 west of Las Palmas. The GC-2 motorway passes south of the town. The municipality includes the settlements Puerto de Sardina, San Isidro, Los Quintanas, Barrial and Marmolejos. The main church is dedicated to Saint James.
It holds the Painted cave, a major archaeological site consisting of a remarkable painted cave and an entire pre-Hispanic village visited yearly by over 50,000 people.