Arico

Arico
—  Municipality and town  —
Punta de Abona
Flag Coat of arms
Municipal location in Tenerife
Arico Location of the town in Tenerife
Coordinates: 28°10′N 16°28′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Canary Islands
Province	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island	Tenerife
Government
• Mayor	Eladio Morales Borges (2009-)
Area
• Total	69.02 sq mi (178.76 km2)
Population (2007)
• Total	7,529
• Density	109/sq mi (42.2/km2)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)
Post Code	38580

Arico is the name of a municipality, village, and valley in the southeastern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The municipality is located in the southeastern end of the island, and extends for 178,76 square kilometers from the mountainous interior to the beaches on the Atlantic. Arico is on a valley setting. Its estimated population is over 7.500. Arico is linked with the TF1 Motorway and also with the old TF28 linking Los Cristianos and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (City) The city administration is located in Villa de Arico. The other villages located on this municipality are: Arico Nuevo, Arico Viejo, Abades, La Jaca, Tajao and Poris de Abona.

Its economy are tourism and some agriculture. The urban area and some farmlands dominates the coastline and valley areas, while the mountains dominates much of the municipality and to the southeast.

Sites of interest

Typical villages in the mountain, lighthouses in Poris de Abona and Tajao, important free-climbing spot and scuba diving location on Tenerife.

Other

Arico has schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, churches, beaches and squares plazas.

Historical population

Year	Population
1991	4,567
1996	5,064
2001	5,824
2002	6,653
2003	6,928
2004	7,005
2005	7,159
2006	7,104
2007	7,565

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  Arico el Nuevo

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  Arico el Nuevo

External links

• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google
  • Satellite images: Google
• Statistics: (Official Site of the Canarian Government (Spanish only))