Las Palmas (disambiguation)
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- Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria commonly known as Las Palmas is the political capital, jointly with Santa Cruz, the most populous city in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the ninth largest city in Spain, with a population of 383,308 in 2010. Nearly half of the people of the island...
(commonly known as Las Palmas), a city in the Canary Islands, Spain - Province of Las Palmas, a province with the capital city of Las Palmas
- UD Las PalmasUD Las PalmasUnión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands...
, a football team based in Las Palmas - CV Las Palmas, a volleyball team based in Las Palmas
- Port of Las PalmasPort of Las PalmasPort of Las Palmas is a port for fishing, commercial, passenger and sports boats in the north-west of the Las Palmas, Spain, European Union. For five centuries, the Port of Las Palmas has been the traditional base for scale and supplying ships on their way through the Middle Atlantic...
(Puerto de Las Palmas), an international sea port based in Las Palmas - Gran Canaria Airport (Las Palmas Airport), an international airport based in near Las Palmas
- University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, a university located in Las Palmas
- Carnival of Las PalmasCarnival of Las PalmasThe Carnival of Las Palmas also Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is one of the biggest and most spectacular events of its kind in Spain and the World. It is considered the second largest of the Canary Islands....
, a carnival which takes place in Las Palmas - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film FestivalLas Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film FestivalThe Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival is an international film festival that is held in Las Palmas in the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. The festival takes place every year...
, an international film festival which takes place in Las Palmas - Las Palmas (Spanish Congress Electoral District)Las Palmas (Spanish Congress Electoral District)Las Palmas is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies - the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It was first contested in modern times in the 1977 General Election and covers the Eastern part of the Canary Islands...
Other
- Las Palmas, Argentina, a rocket launching site
- Las Palmas, ChacoLas Palmas, ChacoLas Palmas is a village and municipality in Chaco Province in northern Argentina.-References:...
, a village and municipality in Chaco Province in northern Argentina - Las Palmas ComplexLas Palmas ComplexThe Las Palmas Complex is an archaeological pattern recognized primarily on the basis of mortuary customs in the Cape region of Baja California Sur, Mexico....
, an archaeological pattern - Las Palmas-Juarez, TexasLas Palmas-Juarez, TexasLas Palmas-Juarez is a census-designated place in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,666 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, a census-designated place in the United States - Las Palmas, Esmeraldas, a beach in Esmeraldas, EcuadorEsmeraldas, EcuadorEsmeraldas is a coastal city in northwestern Ecuador. It is the seat of the Esmeraldas Canton and the capital of the Esmeraldas Province. It has an international sea port and a small airport ....
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See also
- La PalmaLa PalmaLa Palma is the most north-westerly of the Canary Islands. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands...
, one of islands of Canary Islands, Spain - Palma (disambiguation)PalmaPalma, La Palma, Palmas, or Las Palmas may refer to:- Africa :* Palma, Mozambique, city* La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, Spain* Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, city and capital of Canary Islands, Spain...