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Las Palmas

The city of Las Palmas is the capital of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands. The city has a population of 365,000. The key industries that characterise the city of Las Palmas are shipbuilding, fishing, and the manufacture of glass, leather and hats. The city’s chief exports are fruit, vegetables, sugar, wine and cochineal. The port of ‘La Luz’ is directly connected to Las Palmas. It is considered to be the first port in Spain in terms of tonnage. The municipal authority of Las Palmas governs and administers the city. The city is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of 925,000 inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL
CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities		LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004376,953
3422004625,8921:1.66
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20041%
247   
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200118%
297   
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households200148%
273   
Average size of households20043.12
17320043.161:1.01
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment  
    
Average price per m2 for a house2001€1,222
166   
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200170%
305   
Percentage of households living in social housing  
    
Average living area in m2 per person200128
229   
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population200420.57
223   
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate200416%
159200415%1:0.95
Unemployment rate - female200421%
147200421%1:1
Employment rate200454%
157   
Activity rate200464%
182200464%1:1.01
GDP per head (€)2004€65,210
1482004€63,0671:0.97
Median disposable annual household income(€)2004€11,518
1182004€10,3621:0.90
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income  
    
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200461%
193   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42004394
14220044041:1.02
% of working age population with only primary education20040%
15520040%1:1.04
% of working age population with tertiary education20010%
185   
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3  
    
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3  
    
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.73
237   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill200492%
213   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)  
    
Population density (residents per km2)20043,705
26520047161:0.19
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car200461%
108200481%1:1.32
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200424
1072004301:1.24

SUB CITY LEVEL
18 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 20265Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420014%5%8%1:1.99
Percentage of households that are 1-person households     
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households     
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households     
Average size of households     
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities     
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate199118%28%37%1:2.07
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25     
TRAINING AND EDUCATION     
% of working age population with only primary education     
% of working age population with secondary education     
% of working age population with tertiary education     
ENVIRONMENT     
Population density (residents per km2)