Vega de San Mateo

Vega de San Mateo
Municipal location in Gran Canaria
Vega de San Mateo
Location in the province of Las Palmas
Vega de San Mateo
Vega de San Mateo (Canary Islands)
Vega de San Mateo
Vega de San Mateo (Spain, Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 28°0′40″N 15°32′0″W / 28.01111°N 15.53333°W / 28.01111; -15.53333
CountrySpain
Autonomous RegionCanary Islands
ProvinceLas Palmas
IslandGran Canaria
Area
  Total
37.89 km2 (14.63 sq mi)
Elevation
820 m (2,690 ft)
Population
 (2018)
  Total
7,625
  Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ClimateCsb

Vega de San Mateo is a town and a municipality in the mountainous central part of the island of Gran Canaria in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Its population is 7,774 (2013), and the area is 37.89 km2. Vega de San Mateo is located 17 km southwest of Las Palmas.