Mogán

Mogán is a town and a Spanish municipality in the southwestern part of the island of Gran Canaria, which is one of the three main islands making up the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, Spain. Its population is 21,782 (2013),[3] and the area is 172.44 km².[1]

Mogán
Mogán port
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Municipal location in Gran Canaria
Mogán
Location in the province of Las Palmas
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Mogán (Canary Islands)
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Mogán (Spain, Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 27°53′1″N 15°43′24″W
CountrySpain
Autonomous RegionCanary Islands
ProvinceLas Palmas
IslandGran Canaria
Government
  MayorFrancisco González (PP)
Area
  Total172.44 km2 (66.58 sq mi)
Elevation253 m (830 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
  Total19,657
  Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (CEST (GMT +1))
Postal code
35140
Area code(s)+34 (Spain) + 928 (Las Palmas)
Websitewww.mogan.es

Geography

Mogán is the second largest municipality by area on the island. It includes the fishing towns of Puerto de Mogán and Arguineguín. Much of the population lives on the Atlantic coastline. The town of Mogán is about 8 kilometres from the coast, 11 km north of Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria and 40 km south-west of Las Palmas. The GC-1 motorway passes through the south of the municipality. There is a string of tourist resorts along the coast.

The main settlements are:

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 8,688    
1996 10,398+19.7%
2001 12,444+19.7%
2002 15,935+28.1%
YearPop.±%
2003 15,932−0.0%
2004 15,176−4.7%
2013 21,782+43.5%
2017 19,783−9.2%

Heritage sites

Archaeology

Three sites on the municipality grounds are listed Property of cultural interest in the "archaeological zone" category:[4]

The Cats' ravine (cañada de los Gatos or Lomo los Gatos) is located at the mouth of the Mogan ravine that opens onto Mogan beach.[5][6][note 1]
The valley of the Sea (cañada de la Mar) was also declared Property of cultural interest as archaeological zone, in 2005.[7]
Veneguera's "Cogolla" (La Cogolla de Veneguera) is in the upper part of the Veneguera ravine in the north-west of the municipality.[8][9]

Ethnology

Mogan's windmill ("molino quemado de Mogán" is listed since 2002 as Heritage site in the category "ethnological site".[10]

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. This uTube video shows the Mogan's ravine (1'02 - 1'11) where the Cat's' ravine archaeological site is located.

References

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