Arafo

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Arafo municipality
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Arafo coat of arms
Arafo (Canary Islands)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Canary Islands
Province : Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Coordinates 28 ° 20 ′  N , 16 ° 25 ′  W Coordinates: 28 ° 20 ′  N , 16 ° 25 ′  W
Height : 470  msnm
Area : 34.27 km²
Residents : 5,551 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 161.98 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 38550
Municipality number  ( INE ): 38004
administration
Mayor : Domingo Calzadilla ( PP )
Address of the municipal administration: Plaza José Antonio, 4
38550 - Arafo
Location of the municipality
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Arafo is a municipality in the northeast of the Canary Island of Tenerife . It is connected to the island's capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, via the TF-1 southern motorway and the old Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Adeje road. Arafo is located southeast of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Neighboring municipalities are La Victoria de Acentejo in the northwest, Candelaria in the north, Güímar in the south and La Orotava in the west.

The municipality of Arafo has an area of ​​33.92 km² at an average altitude of 450 m above sea level.

Residents

year Residents Population density
1991 4,200 -
1996 4,667 -
2001 4,995 147.3 inhabitants / km²
2002 5,156 -
2003 5.122 151 people / km²
2004 5,256 155.0 inhabitants / km²
2005 5,276 155.5 inhabitants / km²
2006 5,257 155.0 inhabitants / km²
2007 5,310 156.5 inhabitants / km²
2014 5,464 159.4 inhabitants / km²

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).