Tías, Las Palmas Explained

Tías
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 Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Las Palmas
Coordinates:28.95°N -52°W
Elevation M:200
Area Total Km2:64.61
Population Demonym:Tienses
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:WET
Utc Offset:±0
Timezone Dst:WEST
Utc Offset Dst:+1
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:35572
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:José Juan Cruz Saavedra
Leader Party:PSOE

Tías is a town and a municipality in the southern part of the island of Lanzarote, province of Las Palmas, autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain. The town Tías is situated 4 km from the south coast and 10 km west of the island capital Arrecife.

Lanzarote's largest tourist resort, Puerto del Carmen, is entirely in the municipality of Tías, and was the location of the first hotels ever built on the island. Other settlements in the municipality are Mácher, La Asomada, Conil, Masdache.

Notable residents

The town of Tías is or has been home to:

Sister towns

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Homenaje por un siglo de vida. 2007-11-19. José R Sánchez. 2007-10-10. Canarias7.
  2. Web site: Los abuelos conejeros. 2007-11-19. Aránzazu Fernández. La Provincia—Diario de Las Palmas.