Tabaiba
| El Rosario municipality: Tabaiba | |||
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 Tabaiba from the beach
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| Autonomous Community : |
 Canary Islands
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| Province : | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | ||
| Island: | Tenerife | ||
| Comarca : | El Rosario | ||
| Coordinates | 28 ° 24 ′ N , 16 ° 20 ′ W | ||
| Residents : | 3,329 (2012) INE | ||
| Postal code : | 38109 | ||
| Area code: | 38032001000 | ||
Tabaiba is a district of El Rosario , in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife . The place is located on the east coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife directly on the Atlantic Ocean , nine kilometers south of the capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife .
Surname
The name Tabaiba is derived from the Spanish name for dark purple milkweed , a species of the genus of the milkweed family . This purple blooming plant, up to two meters in size, can only be found on the island of Tenerife and grows, among other things, in the vicinity.
Transport links
The place is 17 kilometers south of Tenerife North Airport and 51 kilometers north of Tenerife South Airport and is connected to the Autopista del Sur de Tenerife, TF-1 motorway via exit 10. The motorway is right on the outskirts.
division
The place is dominated by apartment and hotel skyscrapers, which, due to the coastline, stretch along the steep coastline in three floors. The place Tabaiba is in the districts:
- Tabaiba Alta (Upper Town)
- Tabaiba media
- Tabaiba Baja (Lower City)
divided.
Population development
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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| 2,063 | 2,192 | 2,323 | 2,278 | 2,418 | 2,638 | 2,660 | 2,866 | 3,014 | 3,104 | 3.158 | 3.215 | 3,329 |
Attractions
Tabaiba has a seafront promenade and a small beach. There is a sea pool on the promenade, which is directly connected to the sea by a small canal.
About 200 meters before the promenade of Tabaiba, at a depth of about 32 meters, lies the wreck of the El Pejin . This former tug was sunk here especially for scuba divers . The location of the wreck is marked with a yellow, clearly visible buoy on the surface. From the sea pool, the wreck can be easily reached from the shore by simply following the concrete pipe on the bottom.
The Colegio Alemán , the German School Santa Cruz de Tenerife founded in 1909, is located in the village .