Valle Gran Rey
Municipality
Valle Gran Rey
Flag Seal
Municipal location in La Gomera
Valle Gran Rey Location in Canary Islands
Coordinates: 28°6′N 17°20′W / 28.100°N 17.333°W / 28.100; -17.333
Country	Spain
Autonomous Region	Canary Islands
Province	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island	La Gomera
Government
• Mayor	Angel Piñero Cruz
Area [1]
• Total	32.36 km2 (12.49 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[2]
• Total	4,484
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Website	www.vallegranrey.es

Valle Gran Rey is a municipality in the western part of the island La Gomera, in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone.^[3] The seat of the municipality since 1930 is La Calera; previously it was in Arure.

The population was 4,240 in 2013,^[4] and the area is 32.36 square kilometres (12.49 sq mi).^[1] Valle Gran Rey borders the municipality of Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west.

Geography

It is located in the west of the island, bordering the municipality of Vallehermoso. It has an extension of 32.36 km² (12½ sq. mi.).^[5] The altitude of the municipal capital is about 50 meters (200') above sea level, reaching a maximum altitude of 1,225 meters (4020') above sea level in the central summit of the island.^[6]

Subdivisions

• Arure
• La Calera (seat)
• Casa de la Seda
• El Guro
• Las Hayas
• El Hornillo
• Taguluche
• La Playa
• Vueltas

Historical population

Notable natives and residents

• Tim Hart (died 2009), English folk musician
• Oliver Weber, German photographer, physician and professor of visual arts