Official Name: | Vega de San Mateo |
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 Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Canary Islands |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Las Palmas |
Subdivision Type3: | Island |
Subdivision Name3: | Gran Canaria |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 37.89 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 28.0111°N -15.5333°W |
Elevation M: | 820 |
Vega de San Mateo is a town and a municipality in the mountainous central part of the island of Gran Canaria in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Its population is 7,774 (2013),[2] and the area is 37.89 km2.[1] Vega de San Mateo is located 17 km southwest of Las Palmas.