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Mogán is a municipality on the southwestern part of the island island
Gran Canaria in the province of
Las Palmas,
Canary Islands. The fishing cities
Puerto de Mogán and
Arguineguin are both in the Municipality of Mogán. Mogán is the second largest municipality in area on the island. Mogán is a westernbnmost suburb of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The population is 15,932 (
ISTAC (http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/),
2003), its density is 98.06/km˛ and the area is 172.43 km˛/17,243 ha. Much of the population live within the Atlantic coastline. Mogán is situated in the mountains and the valley area that are mainly covered with greens and forests. Barren land dominates the north, central and east especially in the mountain areas while farmlands and urban areas lies 2 to 3 km within the Atlantic Ocean and the residential area. Mogán is located SW of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, WSW Teide and N of
Puerto Rico and is accessed with the
GC1 superhighway to the south and is the southernmost at the 58th km interchange or exit 58/59?. The main industry are business, agriculture, tourism. Tourism is dominant mainly within the coast. Mogŕn is part of the tourist area of the southern part of the island.
Geography
- Location:
- Latitude: 27.81667 (27°49') N
- Longitude: 15.7667 (15°46') W
- Altitude:
- Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
- Centre: 252 m
- Highest: northern part
- Name of inhabitants: -
- Postal code: -
Communities
Mogan has schools, lyceums, a few gymnasia, churches, a post office and squares (plaza).
External links
- Map and aerial photos
- Street map: Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=27.81667&longitude=-15.7667&zoom=6), MapPoint (http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=27.1667&lons1=-15.7667&alts1=35) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?||=27.81667,-15.7667)
- Satellite images: Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=27.81667,-15.7667&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k)
- Coordinates: Template:Coor dms
See also
Template:Gran Canaria
Template:Spain-geo-stub
es:Mogán (Las Palmas)
