Felix König · CC BY 3.0Coastal town
Arucas is a municipality in the northern part of the island of Gran Canaria, province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Arucas borders Las Palmas to the west and is part of its urban area. Its population is 36,852 (2013), and the area is 33.01 km2 (12.75 sq mi). The GC-2 motorway passes north of the town.
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Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.
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| Renting a flat (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Arucas · 1,537 leases | €501/month |
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| Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Arucas | €550/month |
| Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for Arucas | €1,629/m² |
| Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for Arucas | €37,373/year |
| Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 63 petrol stations within 10 km | €1.521/litre |
| DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 63 petrol stations within 10 km | €1.674/litre |
Sources: State Housing Rent Index System and appraised housing value (Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda); Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE); fuel prices (Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition). Open data, reusable with attribution. The set lunch menu and coffee aren't shown: there are no public statistics on those prices by village or by province.
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