Province of Las Palmas

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The Province of Las Palmas (, UK: ; Spanish: Provincia de Las Palmas) is a province of Spain, consisting of the eastern part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital city of this province and of the island of Gran Canaria, is also the largest city in the Canary Islands. In 1927, the Province of Canary Islands was split into two provinces: Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. In 1982, both provinces became part of the newly founded autonomous community of the Canary Islands. It has a population of 1,171,547 in an area of 4,069.70 square kilometres (1,571.32 sq mi) across its 34 municipalities. About 32.8% of the population lives in the capital. The name "Las Palmas" is generally used to refer to both the city and the province. License plates in the province used to start with "GC", which referred to the island of Gran Canaria, although the same plates were also issued in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.

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