Ingenio, Las Palmas Explained

Ingenio
Translit Lang1 Type:Spanish
Translit Lang1 Info:Ingenio
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:27.9214°N -15.4325°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous Community
Subdivision Name1:Canary Islands
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Las Palmas
Subdivision Type3:Island
Subdivision Name3:Gran Canaria
Leader Party:PP
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Juan José Gil Méndez
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:38.15
Elevation Footnotes:(AMSL)
Elevation M:558
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:35250
Area Code:+34 (Spain) + 928 (Las Palmas)
Website:www.ingenio.es

Ingenio is a town and a Spanish municipality in the eastern part 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 38.15km2.[1]

Ingenio is situated between the mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, 240NaN0 south of the island's capital Las Palmas and 90NaN0 south of Telde. The municipality includes the town Carrizal. The GC-1 motorway passes east of the town, and the Gran Canaria Airport is situated in the eastern part of the municipality. In agriculture, sugar cane is one of the dominant crops in Ingenio.

The municipality is home to the International Folklore Festival which has the participation of music groups worldwide including Mexico, Colombia, Romania, Russia and Uganda.

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  1. http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/jaxi-istac/menu.do?uripub=urn:uuid:fbc0bdc8-cacb-43b8-a5cb-a93f745dcff6 Instituto Canario de Estadística
  2. http://www2.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/estadisticas/E30260A_1/php/pob_001.php?anyo=2013&territorio=35011 Instituto Canario de Estadística