GRAN CANARIA

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First adopted as maritime registry flag of the maritime province of Las Palmas. Adopted as flag of Gran Canaria island by Order 10-4-1989, B.O.C. 26-4-1989.

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MUNICIPALITIES

Agaete Agüimes Artenara
Arucas Firgas Gáldar
Ingenio Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (capital) Mogán
Moya San Bartolomé de Tirajana San Mateo
San Nicolás de Tolentino Santa Brígida Santa Lucía
Santa María de Guía Tejeda Telde
Teror Valleseco Valsequillo

 

AGAETE

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Orden 5-8-1997, B.O.C. 8-9-1997 

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AGÜIMES

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Approved by the Town Council on 28 january 2002. According to the Town Council's website, the blue stands for the sky above the municipality, that appears bright and without clouds for most of the year. The ear of wheat represents the cereals that were Agüimes' main resource until the second half of the 20th century.

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ARTENARA

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Orden 19-2-1996, B.O.C. 12-4-1996

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ARUCAS

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Orden 6-3-1995, B.O.C. 5-4-1995 

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FIRGAS

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Approved by the Town Council on 13 June 2001

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GÁLDAR

According to this web about the municipality

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INGENIO

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Orden 30-12-2002, B.O.C. 22-1-2003

The white stands for Ingenio's ancient system of water property, like the Royal Irrigation Channel of Aguatona. The green represents the agriculture and the land in general.

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LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA (capital)

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It is based on the white royal banner that Juan de Frías brought in 1483 at the beggining of the conquest of the island, with the addition of the town's arms. As flag of the capital, until 1869 it was also the flag of Gran Canaria Island.

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MOGÁN

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MOYA

Approved by the Town Council on 25 May 1994. Information provided by the Town Council's website

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SAN BARTOLOMÉ DE TIRAJANA

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Orden 20-11-1997, B.O.C. 24-12-1997 

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SAN MATEO

According to information provided by the Town Council. Unofficially, the Municipality use the colours adopted in the seventies by the local wrestling club.

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SAN NICOLÁS DE TOLENTINO

Orden 28-8-1997, B.O.C. 3-10-1997 

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SANTA BRÍGIDA

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SANTA LUCÍA

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SANTA MARÍA DE GUÍA

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Orden 15-4-1992, B.O.C. 10-7-1992 

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TEJEDA

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Orden  24-7-1991, B.O.C. 12-8-1991 

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TELDE

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Orden 9-2-1999, B.O.C. 12-3-1999

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TEROR

Approved by the Town Council on 25 May 1994.

Green is for the municipality's rich vegetation, as well as for being a colour traditionally identified as representative of Teroro by its inhabitants, who oftenn use it on sport, feasts and cultural activities. Yellow is one of the colours of the flags of Gran Canaria and the Canary Islands, and is also the colour of the stones used for buildings in the municipality. The white is in the Canarian flag, too, and is the most used colour in the popular and traditional architecture of Teror.

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VALLESECO

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Orden 17-5-1993, B.O.C. 9-6-1993 

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VALSEQUILLO

According to the municipaliy's website

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