Las Palmas, officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, on the Atlantic Ocean.
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12 Facts About Las Palmas
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Las Palmas is a sister city of San Antonio, Texas, in the United States, which was founded in 1718 by about 25 Canary Islanders.
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Las Palmas is divided into five administrative districts, which in turn are subdivided into districts, not necessarily consistent with the traditional neighborhoods.
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Las Palmas has a hot desert climate with warm dry summers and warm enough winters to classify it as a tropical climate.
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Las Palmas is home to University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, founded in 1989.
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Escuela Complementaria Japonesa de Las Palmas previously provided a weekend supplementary Japanese programme.
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Las Palmas offers a variety of theater, cinema, opera, concerts, visual arts and dance performances.
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Las Palmas, being the centre of the Las Palmas metropolitan area, is the hub for the island's motorway network.
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Puerto de Las Palmas, known as Puerto de la Luz, is a main port for fishing, commercial, passenger and sports in the northwest of the city.
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The Port of Las Palmas is not only the first port of the Canary Islands, it is one of the main ports of Spain and the first of the geographical area of West Africa.
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