Tías is a town and a municipality in the southern part of the island of Lanzarote, province of Las Palmas, autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain. The town Tías is situated 4 km from the south coast and 10 km west of the island capital Arrecife.
Tías | |
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 View of Tías | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Municipal location in Lanzarote | |
  Tías Location in the province of Las Palmas  Tías Tías (Canary Islands)  Tías Tías (Spain, Canary Islands) | |
| Coordinates: 28°57′N 13°39′W / 28.950°N 13.650°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Canary Islands |
| Province | Las Palmas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Juan Cruz Saavedra (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.61 km2 (24.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 20,006 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Tienses |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| Postal code | 35572 |
| Website | Official website |
Lanzarote's largest tourist resort, Puerto del Carmen, is entirely in the municipality of Tías, and was the location of the first hotels ever built on the island. Other settlements in the municipality are Mácher, La Asomada, Conil, Masdache.
Notable residents
editThe town of Tías is or has been home to:
- José Saramago, Portuguese writer, playwright and journalist, Nobel Prize for Literature 1998
- Alberto Vazquez-Figueroa, Spanish writer and novelist
- Helen Lindes, Spanish model, Miss Spain 2000 and runner-up to Miss Universe 2000
- Guillermina Fernández Díaz, born June 1902, the oldest Canary Island resident[2][3]
Sister towns
edit- Adeje, Spain
- Azinhaga, Portugal (birthplace of José Saramago)
- Castril, Spain
- Llanes, Spain
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ José R Sánchez (2007-10-10). "Homenaje por un siglo de vida". Canarias7. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
- ^ Aránzazu Fernández. "Los abuelos conejeros". La Provincia—Diario de Las Palmas. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Tías.
