Canary Islands (IC)
The Canary Islands are Spain's Atlantic autonomous community: Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and La Graciosa.
Capital: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Region: Europe
Language: Spanish
Currency: EUR (€)
Cost of living: Affordable (index 52)
Emergency: 112
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Emergency Numbers
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General Emergency
112
Police
091 (Policia Nacional) / 092 (Policia Local) / 062 (Guardia Civil)
Fire Brigade
112 for Bomberos / emergency dispatch
Ambulance
112 or 061 (Servicio de Urgencias Canario)
Poison Control
Instituto Nacional de Toxicologia: 91 562 04 20 (24/7 nationwide)
Mental Health
024 suicide prevention hotline (Spain, free 24/7) and Teléfono de la Esperanza: 717 003 717
Domestic Violence
016 (violencia de genero, free, 24/7, multilingual, not shown on phone bill)
Child Protection
ANAR: 900 20 20 10 (children and adolescents, free, 24/7)
Road Assistance
Call your insurer first. Guardia Civil Trafico handles many interurban road incidents; 112 coordinates emergencies.
Urgencias del centro de salud / hospital urgencias
112 or 061
The Servicio de Urgencias Canario dispatches urgent medical support. For non-life-threatening issues, use your assigned Centro de Salud urgent service or the nearest hospital.
24/7 urgent care through 112/061 and hospital emergency departments.
How to call emergency services in Canary Islands
Dial 112 free from any phone, including mobile phones without credit. Give island, municipality, exact location or GPS point, and whether access is by road, beach path, trail or sea.