Municipality of Moya
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Autonomous region:	Canary Islands Canary Islands The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
Province:	Las Palmas Las Palmas (province) The Province of Las Palmas is a province of Spain, consisting of the eastern part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands.-Composition:...
Island:	Gran Canaria Gran Canaria Gran Canaria is the second most populous island of the Canary Islands, with a population of 838,397 which constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago...
Area Area Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat... :	31.87 km² some reads 31.74 km²
Population Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... :	7,825 (2004)
Population density Population density Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans... :	246.53/km²
Elevation Elevation The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface .... : Lowest: Centre: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area... 490 m southern part
Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... :	28.11667/28°7' N lat. 15.5667/15°34' W long.
Municipal code:	E-35013
Car designation:	GC until 2001

Moya is a municipality of Las Palmas

Las Palmas (province)

The Province of Las Palmas is a province of Spain, consisting of the eastern part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands.-Composition:...

 province, on the Canary Islands

Canary Islands

The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...

. It is in the northern part of the Grand Canary island or Gran Canaria.

Moya's area is 31.87 km² with a population of about 8,307 (ISTAC, 2003) and its density is 250.63/km².

Moya is situated in the mountains while the valleys cover the northern part, the mountains cover the southern part. Farmlands are within the coastline, the Atlantic Ocean lies to the north. Moya is located W of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and GC2

GC2 (Gran Canaria)

The GC-2 North Highway in Gran Canaria . Connects Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with the north little port and village of Agaete...

, N of Puerto Rico and W of Arucas

Arucas, Las Palmas

Arucas is a Canary Islands municipality in the province of Las Palmas. It is situated in the north of Gran Canaria. Arucas is a suburb of Las Palmas city....

 and is linked with a major highway linking Puerto Rico and Arucas. The main industry are agriculture, businesses and tourism.

Geography and Information

• Location:
  • Latitude: 28.11667 (27°8') N
  • Longitude: 15.5667 (15°34') W
• Altitude:
  • Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
  • Centre: 490 m
  • Highest: eastern part
• Name of inhabitants: -
• Postal code: -

Historical population

Year	Population	Density
1991	8,007	-
1996	8,663	-
2001	8,137	254.28/km²
2002	8,435	-
2003	8,307	250.63/km²
2004	7,845	245.63/km²

History and Information

The northern part of Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria is the second most populous island of the Canary Islands, with a population of 838,397 which constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago...

 was covered in forest

Forest

A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...

s during the Spanish conquest of the 15th century. All that's left today are two redoubts, the Finca de Osorio in Teror

Teror

Teror is a Canarian municipality in the northern portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. Teror is a suburb of Las Palmas city...

 and the Tilos de Moya. Here, the native chief, Doramas, took refuge after attacking the Castilian

Crown of Castile

The Crown of Castile was a medieval and modern state in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the third and definitive union of the crowns and parliaments of the kingdoms of Castile and León upon the accession of the then King Ferdinand III of Castile to the vacant Leonese throne...

 conquerors, giving the name Selva de Doramas or "Doramas' Wood". These days, there are old caserios (country-houses) between hills and cliffs with its medicinal waters. The town area is surrounded by huge volcanic valleys and is well known for its fantastic Neo-Romanesque church. This impressive structure dates back to the first half of the 20th century and is the birthplace of famous Spanish poet, Tomas Morales.

Other

Moya has schools, lyceums, a few gymnasia, churches, a post office and a few squares (plazas).

External links

• Moya page Gran Canaria site
• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint, Google or Yahoo! Maps
  • Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
• Coordinates: 28°7′0"N 15°34′0"W

	North: Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...	Northeast: Arucas Arucas, Las Palmas Arucas is a Canary Islands municipality in the province of Las Palmas. It is situated in the north of Gran Canaria. Arucas is a suburb of Las Palmas city....
West: Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria is a municipality in Las Palmas province of the Canary Islands. It is located on the north side of Grand Canary island....	Moya	East: Firgas Firgas, Las Palmas Firgas is a Canary Islands municipality in the province of Las Palmas. Is a suburb of Las Palmas city. It is situated in the north of Gran Canaria. It has an area of 15.77 km², 7,023 inhabitants and the density of 455.34/km². It celebrated its 500th anniversary in 1988...
Southwest: Gáldar Gáldar, Las Palmas Gáldar's area is 61.59 km² with a population of about 22,763 and its density is 369.59/km².Gáldar is situated in the mountains and are surrounded by valleys. Farmlands are within the coastline while the mountains lies to the southeast, the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west and to the north. A...	South: Artenara Artenara, Las Palmas Artenara is a Canarian municipality in the west/central and the central portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. The population is 1,357 , its density is 20.34/km² and the area is 66.7 km²...  and Tejeda	Southeast: Valleseco Valleseco, Las Palmas Valleseco is a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands. It is in the northcentral part of Gran Canaria. Valleseco means "dry valley" in Spanish, but its name is misleading, since it is actually one of the wettest municipalities of the island....