Mogán

Mogán
Municipality
Mogán port
Flag Coat of arms
Municipal location in Gran Canaria
Mogán Location in the Canary Islands
Coordinates: 27°53′1″N 15°43′24″W / 27.88361°N 15.72333°WCoordinates: 27°53′1″N 15°43′24″W / 27.88361°N 15.72333°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous Region	Canary Islands
Province	Las Palmas
Island	Gran Canaria
Government
• Mayor	Francisco González (PP)
Area[1]
• Total	172.44 km^2 (66.58 sq mi)
Elevation(AMSL)	253 m (830 ft)
Population (2013)[2]
• Total	21,782
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (GMT +1) (UTC+1)
Postal code	35140
Area code(s)	+34 (Spain) + 928 (Las Palmas)
Website	www.mogan.es

Mogán is a town and a 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),^[2] and the area is 172.44 km².^[1]

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 southwest 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:

• Arguineguín
• Cornisa del Suroeste
• Mogán
• Playa de Mogán
• Puerto de Mogán
• Puerto Rico

Historical population

Puerto de Mogan.

Puerto de Mogan, a resort and fishing village.

Year	Population
1991	8,688
1996	10,398
2001	12,444
2002	15,935
2003	15,932
2004	15,176
2013	21,782

See also

• List of municipalities in Las Palmas

References

1. Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
2. Instituto Canario de Estadística, population

External links

• Mogán tourism