La Victoria de Acentejo
| Parish of La Victoria 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 : | 360 msnm | ||
| Area : | 17.93 km² | ||
| Residents : | 9,185 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 512.27 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | E-38380 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 38051 | ||
| administration | |||
| Mayor : | José Fermín Correa Martín ( Partido Popular ) (as of 2015) | ||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Plaza de la Iglesia, s / n 38613 La Victoria de Acentejo |
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La Victoria de Acentejo is a municipality with 9185 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the north of the Canary Island of Tenerife .
Neighboring municipalities are La Matanza de Acentejo in the northeast, Candelaria in the east, southeast and south and Santa Úrsula in the south, southwest and west.
The municipality of La Victoria de Acentejo has an area of 17.93 km² at an average altitude of 360 m above sea level.
history
In the area of today's city of La Victoria, the Castilian troops finally defeated the indigenous Guanches in the 2nd Battle of Acentejo on December 25, 1495 and named the newly founded place after their victory. In May 1494 they were defeated in the area of today's neighboring town of La Matanza de Acentejo in the 1st Battle of Acentejo .
Residents
| year | Residents | Population density |
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| 1991 | 7,435 | |
| 1996 | 7,678 | |
| 2001 | 7,920 | 440 inhabitants / km² |
| 2002 | 8,152 | |
| 2003 | 8,235 | 448.8 inhabitants / km² |
| 2004 | 8,350 | 465.7 inhabitants / km² |
| 2005 | 8,393 | |
| 2014 | 9,026 | 503.4 inhabitants / km² |
traffic
La Victoria de Acentejo is connected to Santa Cruz de Tenerife by the TF-5 northern motorway .
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).