Map of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is the administrative centre of Canary Islands, Spain, with a population of about 383,516. It lies at 28.0997°N, 15.4134°W. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is about 1,738 km (1,080 mi) southwest of Madrid, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Arucas, 11 km to the west.

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria at a glance

Where is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?

• The 9th largest city in Spain by recorded population.
• The largest city in Canary Islands on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 21 min on the shortest day to 13 h 56 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

• Arucas — 11 km west
• Telde — 12 km south
• Santa Lucía — 24 km southwest
• San Bartolomé de Tirajana — 25 km southwest
• Maspalomas — 41 km southwest
• Santa Cruz de Tenerife — 92 km northwest
• La Laguna — 99 km northwest
• La Orotava — 113 km west
• Granadilla de Abona — 114 km west
• Los Realejos — 119 km west

Largest cities in Canary Islands

• Santa Cruz de Tenerife — 211,359
• La Laguna — 150,661
• Telde — 123,265
• Arona — 78,614
• Santa Lucía — 71,863
• Arrecife — 61,351
• San Bartolomé de Tirajana — 53,588
• Adeje — 43,204
• La Orotava — 41,833
• Granadilla de Abona — 39,993

Largest cities in Spain

• Madrid — 3,255,944
• Barcelona — 1,686,208
• Valencia — 824,340
• Zaragoza — 686,986
• Seville — 686,741
• Málaga — 592,346
• Murcia — 471,982
• Palma — 438,234
• Alicante — 348,901
• Bilbao — 347,342

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.