Valle Gran Rey

Valle Gran Rey
Valle Gran Rey
Valle Gran Rey
Flag of Valle Gran Rey
Coat of arms of Valle Gran Rey
Municipal location in La Gomera
Municipal location in La Gomera
Valle Gran Rey is located in Canary Islands
Valle Gran Rey
Valle Gran Rey
Location in Canary Islands
Coordinates: 28°6′N 17°20′W / 28.100°N 17.333°W / 28.100; -17.333
Country Spain
Autonomous RegionCanary Islands
ProvinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife
IslandLa Gomera
Government
 • MayorAngel Piñero Cruz
Area
 • Total32.36 km2 (12.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total4,484
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Websitewww.vallegranrey.es
Vueltas harbour

Valle Gran Rey is a municipality in the western part of the island La Gomera, in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone.[3] The seat of the municipality since 1930 is La Calera; previously it was in Arure.

The population was 4,240 in 2013,[4] and the area is 32.36 square kilometres (12.49 sq mi).[1] Valle Gran Rey borders the municipality of Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west.

  1. ^ a b Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. ^ Asociación Canaria para la Enseñanza de las Ciencias "Viera y Clavijo" (October 2009). "cursos: "Ecosistemas gomeros"". Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  4. ^ Instituto Canario de Estadística, population