What’s within 5, 10, 25, and 50 km of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
About 871,000 people live within 50 km of the center of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and 412,000 within 10 km. The 50 km circle takes in 21 municipalities with their main town inside, in 1 province.
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- 5 km (3.1 mi)
- 327,000 258,000–382,000
- 10 km (6.2 mi)
- 412,000 366,000–419,000
- 25 km (16 mi)
- 670,000 667,000–672,000
- 50 km (31 mi)
- 871,000 871,000–871,000
30 minutes by car
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| Radius | People | Low–high | Municipalities (main town inside) | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km (3.1 mi) | 327,000 | 258,000–382,000 | 1 | 79 km² |
| 10 km (6.2 mi) | 412,000 | 366,000–419,000 | 2 | 314 km² |
| 25 km (16 mi) | 670,000 | 667,000–672,000 | 16 | 1,963 km² |
| 50 km (31 mi) | 871,000 | 871,000–871,000 | 21 | 7,854 km² |
Circle by circle
Within 5 km (3.1 mi)
About 327,000 people (258,000–382,000). Only one municipality has its main town inside.
There is no other municipality’s main town within 5 km; the nearest beyond is Arucas, 9.6 km west.
Within 10 km (6.2 mi)
About 412,000 people (366,000–419,000), 84,700 more than within 5 km. 2 municipalities have their main town inside, and the circle reaches into 5.
Biggest places between 5 and 10 km
- Arucas 39,232 9.6 km W
Just past 10 km
- Santa Brígida 18,766 12.3 km SW
Within 25 km (16 mi)
About 670,000 people (667,000–672,000), 258,000 more than within 10 km. 16 municipalities have their main town inside, and the circle reaches into 19.
Biggest places between 10 and 25 km
- Telde 104,168 13.6 km S
- Agüimes 33,800 24.6 km S
- Ingenio 32,905 22.8 km S
- Gáldar 25,108 22.2 km W
- Santa Brígida 18,766 12.3 km SW
- Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria 14,311 20.1 km W
Just past 25 km
- Santa Lucía de Tirajana 78,584 26.0 km SW
- San Bartolomé de Tirajana 54,291 26.3 km SW
- Agaete 5,683 26.7 km W
Within 50 km (31 mi)
About 871,000 people (871,000–871,000), 201,000 more than within 25 km. 21 municipalities have their main town inside.
Biggest places between 25 and 50 km
- Santa Lucía de Tirajana 78,584 26.0 km SW
- San Bartolomé de Tirajana 54,291 26.3 km SW
- Mogán 21,172 39.5 km SW
- La Aldea de San Nicolás 7,401 37.9 km SW
- Agaete 5,683 26.7 km W
How far 30 minutes by car gets you
Driving for 30 minutes from the center, at typical road speeds and with no traffic, covers 247 km² (95 mi²): the same area as a circle 8.9 km in radius. The farthest point is 35 km away, to the south.
That area takes in 54% of the 5 km circle, 37% of the 10 km circle, 12% of the 25 km circle, and 3% of the 50 km circle. About 588,000 people live in it, against 670,000 within 25 km.
Drive time mapQuestions
How many people live within 10 km of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?
About 412,000 people (366,000–419,000), from Spain’s 2025 municipal register, spread within each municipality with the GHS-POP grid. Within 5 km it’s 327,000, and within 50 km, 871,000.
Which towns are within 50 km of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?
21 municipalities have their main town inside. The biggest: Telde (104,168), 14 km south, Santa Lucía de Tirajana (78,584), 26 km southwest, San Bartolomé de Tirajana (54,291), 26 km southwest, Arucas (39,232), 9.6 km west, Agüimes (33,800), 25 km south, Ingenio (32,905), 23 km south, Gáldar (25,108), 22 km west, and Mogán (21,172), 39 km southwest.
How far can you drive from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 30 minutes?
Up to 35 km from the center (to the south), at typical road speeds and with no traffic. The 30-minute area measures 247 km² and about 588,000 people live in it.
How big is a 50 km radius around Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?
The circle covers 7,854 km² (3,032 mi²). With about 871,000 people inside, that’s 111 per square kilometer.
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More about this city
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: elevation and coordinates
- Study: people within 1 to 50 km of Spain’s provincial capitals
Distances from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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Sources and method
- City center: Spanish gazetteer · Instituto Geográfico Nacional (CC BY 4.0)
- Official population figures of the municipal register, January 1, 2025 · INE (www.ine.es, updated December 11, 2025)
- Province and municipality boundaries · Instituto Geográfico Nacional, BDDAE (CC BY 4.0 ign.es)
- GHS-POP R2023A, 2025 population grid: people outside Spain, and where people live within each municipality · Schiavina, M. et al. (2023), European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC). © European Union, CC BY 4.0
- 30-minute drive area (calculated on November 1, 2026) · FOSSGIS Valhalla, with data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Distances and bearings (geodesics on the WGS84 ellipsoid) · GeographicLib (C. F. F. Karney)
- How we count people and places (methodology)