La Matanza de Acentejo
| Parish of La Matanza de Acentejo | |||
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| coat of arms | Map of the Canary Islands | ||
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| Basic data | |||
| Autonomous Community : | Canary Islands | ||
| Province : | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | ||
| Island: | Tenerife | ||
| Coordinates | 28 ° 25 ′ N , 16 ° 26 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 520 msnm | ||
| Area : | 14.79 km² | ||
| Residents : | 9,061 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 612.64 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | E-38370 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 38025 | ||
| administration | |||
| Mayor : | Ignacio Rodriguez Jorge ( PSC-PSOE ) (as of 2017) | ||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Avda. Tinguaro, 20 38370 La Matanza de Acentejo |
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La Matanza de Acentejo is a municipality on the north coast of Tenerife with 9061 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) and an area of 14.11 km². Neighboring communities are El Sauzal in the northeast, Candelaria in the southeast and La Victoria de Acentejo in the southwest.
geography
La Matanza de Acentejo is located west-southwest of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and northeast of Arona .
The Acentejo is a balcony-like yet strongly sloping region (height difference 1,500 meters) between the Teidemassiv and the rocky coast, which drops steeply up to 300 m to the Atlantic . The area is very fertile and well supplied with water, so that lush vegetation thrives here. Agriculture is also the main livelihood. Among other things, bananas and wine are grown. Since the bathing opportunities on the cliffs are rare and difficult to reach, tourism here is still very individual.
history
In 1494, the Castiles lost the First Battle of Acentejo against the local Guanches on the site of the present day town . Therefore they called the place La Matanza (German: the carnage ). Two years later, the Guanches were finally defeated on the site of today's neighboring village of La Victoria de Acentejo .
Population development
| year | Residents | Population density |
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| 1991 | 5,887 | 398.0 inhabitants / km² |
| 1996 | 6,451 | 436.2 inhabitants / km² |
| 2001 | 7,053 | 476.9 inhabitants / km² |
| 2002 | 7,378 | 498.9 inhabitants / km² |
| 2003 | 7,490 | 506.4 inhabitants / km² |
| 2004 | 7,587 | 513.0 inhabitants / km² |
| 2005 | 7,806 | 527.8 inhabitants / km² |
| 2006 | 7,972 | 539.0 inhabitants / km² |
| 2007 | 8,117 | 548.8 inhabitants / km² |
| 2014 | 8,745 | 591.3 inhabitants / km² |
| 2019 | 9,061 | 612.6 inhabitants / km² |
traffic
La Matanza de Acentejo is connected to the island's capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Los Rodeos Airport via the TF-5 northern motorway .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).