Agaete

Agaete
Municipality
Puerto de las Nieves (Port of the Snows)
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  culeto
Agaete municipality in Gran Canaria
Agaete Location in the province of Las Palmas Agaete Agaete (Canary Islands) Agaete Agaete (Spain, Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 28°6′N 15°42′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous Region	Canary Islands
Province	Las Palmas
Island	Gran Canaria
Government
Area
• Total	45.50 km2 (17.57 sq mi)
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)
• Total	5,683
• Density	124.9/km2 (323.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Climate	BWh
Website	Ayuntamiento de Agaete

Agaete is a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands, Spain.

Geography

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 45.50 km² (17.57 sq mi) with a population of 5,796 (2003).

Tourism

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.

Archaeology

El Maipes necropolis is on the outskirts of the town, in the south-east near the football ground.

Gallery

• 
  Church of Conception
• 
  Monument Huerto de las Flores
  (the Flowers Garden)
• 
  Colours in Agaete
• 
  Windmill in Agaete
• 
  Statue of Los tres poetas in Puerto de las Nieves
• 
  Ferry connections from Agaete to western Canary Islands
• 
  Puerto de las Nieves
• 
  Puerto de las Nieves seen from the Tamadaba mountain
• 
  Barranco de Agaete
• 
  Agaete valley
  (Valle de Agaete)

See also

• List of municipalities in Las Palmas

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Agaete Archived 2020-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Photos of Agaete Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine, including Puerto de Las Nieves and the valley, "El Valle"