Agüimes

Agüimes is a Canarian municipality in the eastern portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. Agüimes is a suburb of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The population is 23,572 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 297.33/km² and the area is 79.28 km². The elevation is 275 m. Agüimes is situated between the mountains and the plains. The mountains including several valleys to the west dominate the west, the plains along with a residential area that has more inhabitants than the downtown area and is the largest lies to the east along with the Atlantic Ocean. Agüimes is located S of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Teide and E of Puerto Rico and is accessed with the GC1 superhighway. The main industry are agriculture, some businesses and tourism.