Vega de San Mateo

Municipality in Canary Islands, Spain

Municipal location in Gran Canaria

28°0′40″N 15°32′0″W / 28.01111°N 15.53333°W / 28.01111; -15.53333CountrySpainAutonomous RegionCanary IslandsProvinceLas PalmasIslandGran CanariaArea • Total37.89 km² (14.63 sq mi)Elevation820 m (2,690 ft)Population • Total7,625 • Density200/km² (520/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

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),^[3] and the area is 37.89 km².^[1] Vega de San Mateo is located 17 km southwest of Las Palmas.

Historical population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1991 6,153 —     1996 7,316 +18.9% 2001 6,979 −4.6% 2002 7,575 +8.5%

Year Pop. ±% 2003 7,610 +0.5% 2004 7,617 +0.1% 2013 7,774 +2.1%

See also

• List of municipalities in Las Palmas

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