Tías, Las Palmas

Tías is a town and a municipality in the southern part of the island of Lanzarote, province of Las Palmas, autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain. The town Tías is situated 4 km from the south coast and 10 km west of the island capital Arrecife.

Tías
Municipality
View of Tías
Flag Coat of arms
Municipal location in Lanzarote
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Coordinates: 28°57′N 13°39′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Canary Islands
Province	Las Palmas
Government
• Mayor	José Juan Cruz Saavedra (PSOE)
Area
• Total	64.61 km^2 (24.95 sq mi)
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	20,006
• Density	310/km^2 (800/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Tienses
Time zone	UTC±0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)
Postal code	35572
Website	Official website

Lanzarote's largest tourist resort, Puerto del Carmen, is entirely in the municipality of Tías, and was the location of the first hotels ever built on the island. Other settlements in the municipality are Mácher, La Asomada, Conil, Masdache.

Notable residents

The town of Tías is or has been home to:

• José Saramago († 2010), Portuguese writer, playwright and journalist, Nobel Prize for Literature 1998
• Alberto Vazquez-Figueroa, Spanish writer and novelist
• Helen Lindes, Spanish model, Miss Spain 2000 and runner-up to Miss Universe 2000
• Guillermina Fernández Díaz, born June 1902, the oldest Canary Island resident[2][3]

Sister towns

• Adeje, Spain
• Azinhaga, Portugal (birthplace of José Saramago)
• Castril, Spain
• Llanes, Spain

See also

• List of municipalities in Las Palmas

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. José R Sánchez (2007-10-10). "Homenaje por un siglo de vida". Canarias7. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
3. Aránzazu Fernández. "Los abuelos conejeros". La Provincia—Diario de Las Palmas. Retrieved 2007-11-19.

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