Firgas, Las Palmas
Firgas is a municipality with 7628 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013) on an area of 15.33 km ² on the Canary island of Gran Canaria.
Firgas located west of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The neighboring municipalities are Moya in the west and north, Arucas the north and east and the Valle Seco in the south.
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Firgas was known throughout the island for the springing in the nearby Barranco de La Montaña water sources in earlier times. Even today, the mineral water bottling plant of the Agua de Minerales Firgas is distributed to the entire Canary Islands.
Attractions
1995 designed several Spanish artists in the center of Paseo de Gran Canaria - a promenade, which is now one of the most popular destinations on the island. With elaborate tile art, the 21 municipalities of Gran Canaria are represented each with its own ceramic bank here in the lower part. In the upper part there are the seven Canary Islands, also shown with tiles.