Maspalomas
Sign in to saveMaspalomas () is a tourist resort in the south of the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, stretching from Bahía Feliz in the east to Meloneras in the west, including the resort towns of San Agustín, Playa del Inglés and Campo de Golf, as well as the residential areas of San Fernando, El Tablero and Sonnenland. Maspalomas constitutes the southernmost part of the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, and of the island.
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Place details
- Locality
- San Bartolomé de Tirajana
- Region
- Canarias
- Country
- España
- Population
- 36,065
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Maspalomas
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Region
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Aerial image of the coast of Gran Canaria.jpg
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- Aerial view of Faro de Maspalomas showing a cluster of hotel complexes, the lighthouse, beaches and sea
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aerial view of Faro de Maspalomas
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- Spain Canary Islands
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
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- Location in Canary Islands
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Spain
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous community
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Canary Islands
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- single entity of population
- Demonym
- Maspalomensi
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- San Bartolomé de Tirajana
- Population
- +94
- Elevation
- +0
- Image
- Aerial image of the coast of Gran Canaria.jpg
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Tourism
- Landmarks and geography
- Climate
- Transport
- Photo gallery
- References
- External links
Maspalomas () is a tourist resort in the south of the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, stretching from Bahía Feliz in the east to Meloneras in the west, including the resort towns of San Agustín, Playa del Inglés and Campo de Golf, as well as the residential areas of San Fernando, El Tablero and Sonnenland. Maspalomas constitutes the southernmost part of the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, and of the island.
==Overview== Before the era of tourism, Maspalomas was the name of a hamlet in what today is San Fernando de Maspalomas. Its name may derive from that of Rodrigo Mas de Palomar, a settler and soldier from Mallorca, or from Francisco Palomar, a Genoese friend of Alonso Fernandez de Lugo who purchased 87 Guanche slaves from Güímar and settled in the area.