Gáldar

Gáldar is a town and a Spanish municipality in the north of the island of Gran Canaria in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Its population is (2013), and the area is .

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Settlement.name: Gáldar
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Spanish
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: Gáldar
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Pico de Gáldar.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Gáldar
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Gáldar.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo_de_Gáldar_(Las_Palmas).svg
Settlement.image_map: Gran Canaria municipio Gáldar.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Municipal location in Gran Canaria
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Province of Las Palmas#Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands
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Gáldar International Film Festival
Population
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Gáldar is a town and a Spanish municipality in the north of the island of Gran Canaria in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Its population is (2013), and the area is .

The town Gáldar is situated at the foot of the mountains, 2 km from the coast and west of Las Palmas. The GC-2 motorway passes south of the town. The municipality includes the settlements Puerto de Sardina, San Isidro, Los Quintanas, Barrial and Marmolejos. The main church is dedicated to Saint James.